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Cervix with a bluish-violet discolouration. Chadwick sign is a medical clinical sign characterised by the bluish-violet discolouration of the mucous membranes of the vulva, vagina (particularly on the anterior vaginal wall), and the cervix, resulting from venous congestion due to increased blood flow as part of the maternal physiological changes in pregnancy.
Because pregnancy and childbirth increase genital vascularity, the inner and outer labia will engorge faster in women who have had children. [12] After a period of sexual stimulation, the labia minora will become further engorged with blood approximately 30 seconds to 3 minutes before orgasm, [12] causing them to redden further.
Vaginal inclusion cysts can appear as small bumps and can develop after childbirth. [12] Other small structures or protrusions can be Gartner's duct cysts, patches of endometrial tissue, and benign tumors. [12] [14] These cystic structures can obliterate the rugae and is a clue to their presence. [15]
The vulva encompasses everything down there, including your labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vaginal opening, and urethra opening. “People commonly confuse these two v-words,” Dr. Talib says.
In pregnancy, the vulva and vagina take on a bluish coloring due to venous congestion. This appears between the eighth and twelfth week and continues to darken as the pregnancy continues. [38] Estrogen is produced in large quantities during pregnancy and this causes the vulva to become enlarged. The vaginal opening and the vagina are also ...
The term vagina is from Latin vāgīna, meaning "sheath" or "scabbard". [1] The vagina may also be referred to as the birth canal in the context of pregnancy and childbirth. [2] [3] Although by its dictionary and anatomical definitions, the term vagina refers exclusively to the specific internal structure, it is colloquially used to refer to the vulva or to both the vagina and vulva.
Sequence of images showing the stages of a normal vaginal delivery (NVD) Sequence of images showing stages of an instrumental vaginal delivery. A vaginal delivery is the birth of offspring in mammals (babies in humans) through the vagina (also called the "birth canal"). [1]
The ovaries stop releasing eggs and the uterus stops preparing for pregnancy. The external sex organs are also known as the genitals, and these are the organs of the vulva, including the labia, clitoris, and vestibule. [2] The corresponding equivalent among males is the male reproductive system.