How much do you know about cervical health? If the answer is “not much”, you’re not alone. The major medical problem affecting the cervix, a part of the female reproductive system, is cervical cancer. Most women who develop cervical cancer develop it as a result of a sexually transmitted virus called HPV, the human papilloma virus. [1] HPV causes changes in the cells of the cervix that can lead to cervical cancer. The good news about cervical cancer is it is both easily detectable and preventable.

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