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Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing - The Carter Center

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cervical canal <strong>and</strong> are multiple. <strong>The</strong> bigger ones can protrude<br />

from the cervix into the vagina.<br />

Diagnosis - Speculum examination<br />

Treatment: - It is usually removed by curettage off the uterus<br />

Cancer of the Cervix<br />

It occurs most commonly between 30 <strong>and</strong> 45 years of age.<br />

Cause:- unknown<br />

Risk factors<br />

- Early age at first intercourse<br />

- Early child bearing<br />

- Multiple partners<br />

-Chronic cervical infections<br />

Signs <strong>and</strong> Symptoms<br />

- Metrorrhagia<br />

- Spotting of blood<br />

- Bleeding after intercourse or douching or defecation<br />

- Pain in the back <strong>and</strong> legs<br />

Diagnosis<br />

- Evaluation of sign <strong>and</strong> symptoms<br />

- Biopsy<br />

- Colposcopy<br />

- Dilatation <strong>and</strong> Curettage<br />

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