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Updated April 29, 2008

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Definition: Located between the vagina and uterus, the cervix serves as a passageway for menstrual blood on the way out, and semen on the way in. (During childbirth, the cervix slowly thins and opens, allowing the baby to move from the uterus and into the vaginal canal.)

The cervix opens, closes, and changes in texture throughout a woman's menstrual cycle.

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