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The progestin hormone thickens cervical mucus to block sperm from reaching the egg.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
Possible cancer protection: The copper IUD may protect against uterine cancer, and both copper and hormonal IUDs may reduce your risk of cervical cancer.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Most of those work by either thickening the cervical mucus so sperm can't get to the uterus or stopping ovulation or making it so the sperm can't swim.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
Early-stage cervical cancer generally has a very good prognosis, with a 91% survival rate.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
Possible cancer protection: The copper IUD may protect against uterine cancer, and both copper and hormonal IUDs may reduce your risk of cervical cancer.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Most of those work by either thickening the cervical mucus so sperm can't get to the uterus or stopping ovulation or making it so the sperm can't swim.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2024
Early-stage cervical cancer generally has a very good prognosis, with a 91% survival rate.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Cervical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cervical. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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cervical
adjective
cer·vi·cal
ˈsər-vi-kəl 
: of or relating to a neck or cervix
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