cervix

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The 36-year-old mum-of-two disclosed her experience - which included having part of her cervix removed - on a podcast earlier this week.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

PIEZO2, in contrast, is located in sensory nerves in the cervix and vagina.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Kate Dyson, 44, from Hastings, underwent the surgery six months ago after having a subtotal hysterectomy just over four years ago to remove her uterus - a procedure which leaves the cervix in place.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

The word HeLa,, used to refer to the cells grown from Henrietta Lacks’s cervix, occurs throughout the book.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot