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Cervical canal widening can be temporarily achieved by the insertion of dilators into the cervix. If the stenosis is caused by scar tissue, a laser treatment can be used to vaporize the scarring. [5] Finally, the surgical enlargement of the cervical canal can be performed by hysteroscopic shaving of the cervical tissue. [6]
The cervical canal is generally lined by "endocervical mucosa" which consists of a single layer of mucinous columnar epithelium. However, after menopause, the functional squamocolumnar junction moves into the cervical canal, and hence the distal part of the cervical canal may be lined by stratified squamous epithelium (conforming to a "type 3 transformation zone").
During menopause, the significant decline of estrogen and progesterone levels may cause reduced production of collagen and elastin, leading to thinner and less rigid vaginal walls. [7] The weakening of pelvic floor muscles due to these sudden hormonal changes is also a contributing factor to potential vaginal introital laxity. [ 7 ]
Vulvovaginal atrophy is thinning, drying, and inflammation of the vaginal walls that can happen when your body produces less estrogen, most commonly after menopause (usually in women 50 or over ...
The average life expectancy for women is 80.2 years, per the CDC, which means women spend about a third of their life in this post-menopausal phase. So, while women live longer, on average, than ...
Here’s an important distinction to make, per Dr. Goldman: Perimenopause is a stage, while menopause is a single moment that you reach exactly 12 consecutive months after your last menstrual period.
The cervix grows in size at a smaller rate than the body of the uterus, so the relative size of the cervix over time decreases, decreasing from being much larger than the body of the uterus in fetal life, twice as large during childhood, and decreasing to its adult size, smaller than the uterus, after puberty. [10]
"Menopause is when you go 12 months consecutively without a period, which means without the use of medications, like birth control, that prevent your period from coming each month," Tang tells Yahoo.