Vulvar Disorders—Cervix Disorders

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus, the place where a baby grows during pregnancy. The cervix has a small opening that expands during childbirth. It also allows menstrual blood to leave a woman’s body.

Your health care provider may perform a Pap test during your health checkup to look for changes to the cells of the cervix, including cervical cancer. Other problems with the cervix include:

• Cervicitis – inflammation of the cervix. This is usually from an infection.
• Cervical incompetence – This can happen during pregnancy. The opening of the cervix widens long before the baby is due.
• Cervical polyps and cysts – abnormal growths on the cervix

• Cervical dysplasia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Cervical polyps (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Cervicitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Cervix treatment – cryosurgery (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Cold knife cone biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Endocervical gram stain (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Insufficient cervix (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Nabothian cyst (Medical Encyclopedia)

The vulva is the external part of a woman’s genitals. Some problems you can have with the vulvar area include

• Vaginitis or vulvovaginitis, swelling or infection of the vulva and vagina
• Skin problems due to allergy
• Vulvar cancer
• Vulvodynia, or vulvar pain

Symptoms may include redness, itching, pain, or cracks in the skin. Treatment depends on the cause.

• Vulvodynia (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Vulvovaginitis – overview (Medical Encyclopedia)