Elongated Cervix Information

Submitted by dreamer8 on April 27, 2010 - 12:15pm
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Knowledge is empowering - intuition too. Trusting ourselves is huge!

For just over a year now, my pop diagnosis by health practioner's and self, is now diagnosed as an elongated cervix. After re-visiting the urogynecologist's office via telephone, with more pertinent questions suggested by Christine and Louise (ty), the nurse had no clue - She sent q's to the dr., and called me back with this info.:

Says that an elongated cervix is just a nuisance. Says it's like having a large nose. I guess it has grown over the year's, because it's not always been sagging.

It's different than a prolapse. No need to do anything. Hmmm. For the sagging, she says a pessary is a good call - and/or, surgery which is optional. A colpoloscopy. Basically, cutting/shaving the cervix.

I did ask about my uterus - dr. said it was normal with mobility. I'm grateful.

With all I've learned this past year, I will continue to practice the natural exercises, etc., from Christine's book, etc. It cost almost $400 alone, for the dr. to pick a pessary and show me what to do. Not counting the $359 for their exam. Don't even know if I'll use it. On the positive side, it's there if I choose.

Also, regarding the prescription for the hormone cream to use with the pessary, the urogyne dr. said it's not necessary to use if I wear the pessary a week at a time. She also said hormone cream doesn't cause any problems. I'm on a different page.

Health is most important to me - I'm grateful for some of the new info. - I've shared a lot with many women about pop - which is a good thing. I still believe emotions very much effect physical, etc.

Any info. that anyone learns along the way, please share. I'll continue to do the same.

Thanks to all! (:

louiseds

April 28, 2010 - 2:19am

Hi Dreamer

Well, that did prove to be a fruitful question and answer session, didn't it? Thanks for reporting back to us on the nuisance value of the elongated cervix.

I guess doctors do a lot of diagnosing and treating conditions/things that are not at all life-threatening.

When women talk about things that are bothering us I think we are often just thinking out loud and wanting others to either affirm what we are thinking or else to disagree with it. We don't necessarily want a solution.

I have read that men often think women are wanting them to solve a problem for them, so they provide a solution, even though the problem is not much of a problem for the woman. Or else they provide a solution, just because they can.

This is indeed a dangerous way to operate when a woman consults a doctor who is either male, or has been educated mainly by males.

I sometimes wonder if there are so many people on so many medical drugs and having so many tests, just because the doctor thought the patient wouldn't be satisfied unless the doctor took some action, regardless of whether or not the person's life would be improved by it.

Louise