On the Changes Undergone by the Cervix Uteri during Labour

Longitudinally and circularly measured EMG activity in the human uterine cervix during labour.

The role of the smooth cervical muscle has not yet been sufficiently explored. For that reason cervical EMG was measured during induced labour of several primiparas and multiparas. Three spiral electrodes were placed on the cervix in order to measure the EMG in the longitudinal and circular direction referred to the cervical axis. A quantitative analysis of changes in the amplitude and frequenc...

Primary Clear Cell Carcinoma with no Diethylstilbestrol Exposure; Case Series

One of the rare neoplasms of cervix uteri and vagina is clear cell carcinoma; mostly in patients with a positive past medical history of intrauterine diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure which reveals the importance of other unknown risk factors of gynecologic neoplasms. 2 Asian women referred to the gynecology-oncology department. The first one came with a complaint of prolonged vaginal discharge...

A Clinical Note on the Height of the Fundus Uteri during the First Stage of Labour and at the End of the Second Stage

Cervical Cancer

A narrow passage called the cervical canal (or endocervical canal) goes from your vagina to the inside of your womb. This is normally kept tightly shut. However, it allows blood to flow out from your uterus during a period and sperm to travel inside when you have sex. It opens very wide during labour when you have a baby. The surface of your cervix is covered with skin-like cells. There are als...

Leukocyte density and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in human fetal membranes, decidua, cervix and myometrium before and during labour at term.

Accumulating evidence suggests that human parturition represents an inflammatory process. Leukocytes are known to infiltrate uterine tissues but the exact timing, nature and quantity of these cells has not been formally characterized. We have previously demonstrated an apparent increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines within tissues of the labouring uterus. The aims of this study were to quantify...