Understanding a Lump in Your Vagina: Is It Normal?

Question
hi, i no this is a tricky question to answer but please help. i was examining myself and i seem to have a lump inside my vagina. it sort of sticks out at an angle and at first i thought it was a bone but i know now it isnt. is it suposed to be there ? please answer me thanks a million

Answer
HI L

That "fleshy protuberance" you feel is probably your cervix -- I think it feels like the end of a nose. The cervix is actually the lower portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina. It is roughly cylindrical, about 2-2.5 cm (around one inch) in length, located at the top of the vagina. In women who have not had a child, it is often fairly narrow, but it can be larger in diameter in women who have given birth. In women who have not given birth, the cervical canal opening in the center of the cervix is small and round (it feels like a little indentation), whereas in women who have had children, this opening is often elongated, like a fish mouth.

If you need added information--let me know.


Take Care
Jackie