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AIBU?

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to be amazed that so many women have never felt their own cervix?

154 replies

AtYourCervix · 10/03/2011 16:28

Admittedly I may be biased but I do think it is peculiar that so many women haven't explored their own bodies and even more peculiar that so many women think it is peculiar that I think it is peculiar.
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Lucyinthepie · 10/03/2011 16:32
Hmm What made you feel the need to feel your own cervix then? Were you worried that people had been lying to you and in fact it wasn't there?
DelicateFluffyBunny · 10/03/2011 16:32

Mine is LFO today. Grin

It's not something that you get taught about or people talk about so most women don't even think that's it's something that you can even do, iwykwim.

comewhinewithme · 10/03/2011 16:32

I am well aquainted with mine after 7 children. :)

GlynisIsFixed · 10/03/2011 16:33

i find it quite astounding

and sad

it's a part of our (sorry guys if you're reading) bodies that are so informative, we need to get to know them

i wouldn't want to shake hands with anyone elses though, if it's all the same Grin

bubbub · 10/03/2011 16:33

i dont think id know what my cervix felt like if it lept out and bit me on the arm.
its not like im unfamiliar to my lady bits its just to me, all insidy bits just feel like insidy bits, i dont feel the need to have a rummage lol

Onetoomanycornettos · 10/03/2011 16:33

Am I a bit stupid then, why would I want to feel my cervix? (I mean in particular, as opposed to any other internal organ)

Ormirian · 10/03/2011 16:34

I possess a heart and I am reliably informed lungs too, but have never felt the need to explore them either.

DuplicitousBitch · 10/03/2011 16:35

having obsessively ttced for many a year i am indeed v. familiar with my own cervix and its various positions

GlynisIsFixed · 10/03/2011 16:35

hands up Grin if you've got an IUD?

JeremyVile · 10/03/2011 16:35

Yes, why do i need to feel my cervix?

SmethwickBelle · 10/03/2011 16:37

Until I'd had two babies I couldn't reach it so couldn't have felt it if I had wanted to! And no my fingers aren't freakishly short or anything, it was just too far up. Confused

BluddyMoFo · 10/03/2011 16:37

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bronze · 10/03/2011 16:37

I know what mine feels like.
In fact when I was in labour with last baby mw asked me if I wanted a feel as there was still a small amount stretched over his head and it was me who eased it off not her.

I find it odd that people haven't explored their own bodies too.

fizzyliftinggas · 10/03/2011 16:37

Why do I need to, and I reckon getting my hand in that kind of position would cause cramp! Grin

Curiousmama · 10/03/2011 16:37

I have had a rummage but not for eons. Glad I did as it had a lumpy bit on it, had it checked and all was well Smile There's a history of cervical cancer and abnormal cells in my family hence rummage.

BiddytheKnackerwoman · 10/03/2011 16:38

If I was to have a rummage now how would I even know it was my cervix?

Maiidamess · 10/03/2011 16:38

Oh blimey not something else to make me feel inadequate

Ive never put my own finger up my arse either.

Shoot me

TheCowardlyLion · 10/03/2011 16:38

Seriously, WTF? Hmm Er - why do we need to feel our cervix?

BiddytheKnackerwoman · 10/03/2011 16:39

Oh x posted the word rummage x 1 million Blush

StormInaCCup · 10/03/2011 16:40

I had cervical cancer (now in remission) so am very aware of my cervix these days, but can't say I'd thought about it much before I was diagnosed.

For those people who are interested (and not squeamish!) there is a brilliant website here My Beautiful Cervix Project showing some really amazing pics of the cervix throughout an entire cycle, and during pregnancy.

You can of course feel your own cervix too - it feels a bit like the tip of your nose, but changes depending on where you are in your menstrual cycle. Make sure you wash your hands first though and of course, make sure you go for regular smear tests too ladies!

Doyouthinktheysaurus · 10/03/2011 16:40

I don't have one anymore, so can't have a feel even if I wanted toGrin

Do have a dead end though which is higher up than it used to be since some surgical hoickingGrin

GlynisIsFixed · 10/03/2011 16:40

there's no need to put your finger up your arse (if you're a woman) as there's nothing up there.

apart from poo

AtYourCervix · 10/03/2011 16:41

because it is part of you and it's fascinating how it changes. And you can feel it where as furtling with your appendix could be messy.

I think it's more normal to have a feel of your own that to have someone else fiddling with it.

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ladyfirenze · 10/03/2011 16:41

i am happy to report that i felt mine. really quite fortunate, as now it's gone Grin

Maiidamess · 10/03/2011 16:42

But we don't want to