{"id":2239,"date":"2020-02-28T18:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2020-02-28T18:08:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T18:08:30","slug":"what-is-the-cervix-and-what-does-it-do-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/es\/2020\/02\/what-is-the-cervix-and-what-does-it-do-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el cuello uterino y para qu\u00e9 sirve?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-eading-banner core-acf\/heading-banner\"><\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><section id=\"block-block_5e5955d94e1f7\" class=\"single-post-image-with-content hp-single-post-image-with-content  alignleft\" style=\"  padding-top: ;   padding-bottom: ;   margin-top: ;   margin-bottom: ;\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n\n        <div class=\"single-post-image-wrapper\">\n\n            <div class=\"single-post-content\">\n\n                <div class=\"single-post-cateogries\">\n                    <a class=\"featured-tag han-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/es\/category\/health-possible\/\">Salud posible<\/a>                <\/div>\n\n                <h1 class=\"h2\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el cuello uterino y para qu\u00e9 sirve?<\/h1>\n\n                <div class=\"single-post-social\">\n\n                    <span class=\"single-date\">28 de febrero de 2020<\/span>\n\n                    <div class=\"single-share\">\n\n                        <span>Compartir<\/span>\n\n                        <div class=\"single-share-icons\">\n\n                            <a class=\"twitter\" title=\"gorjeo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hancockhealth.org%2Fes%2F2020%2F02%2Fwhat-is-the-cervix-and-what-does-it-do-2%2F\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <svg data-name=\"X twitter\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16.634\" height=\"17\" viewbox=\"0 0 16.634 17\">\n    <path data-name=\"Icons\/X twitter\" d=\"m7.89 9.535-.658-.941L2 1.1h2.25l4.225 6.048.658.941 5.492 7.856h-2.253zM14.625 0 9.248 6.25 4.953 0H0l6.494 9.451L0 17h1.468l5.678-6.6 4.535 6.6h4.953L9.9 7.2 16.092 0z\" style=\"fill:#54575a\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n \n                            <\/a>\n                            <a class=\"facebook\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hancockhealth.org%2Fes%2F2020%2F02%2Fwhat-is-the-cervix-and-what-does-it-do-2%2F\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8.954\" height=\"18.556\" viewbox=\"0 0 8.954 18.556\">\n    <path data-name=\"Fill 9\" d=\"M0 6.136h1.919V4.272A4.984 4.984 0 0 1 2.536 1.4 3.417 3.417 0 0 1 5.514 0a12.066 12.066 0 0 1 3.44.345l-.479 2.841a6.493 6.493 0 0 0-1.545-.231c-.747 0-1.415.268-1.415 1.013v2.168h3.058L8.36 8.911H5.514v9.644h-3.6V8.911H0z\" style=\"fill:#54575a\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n \n                            <\/a>\n                            <a class=\"pinterest\" title=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hancockhealth.org%2Fes%2F2020%2F02%2Fwhat-is-the-cervix-and-what-does-it-do-2%2F\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"13.121\" height=\"15.507\" viewbox=\"0 0 13.121 15.507\">\n    <path data-name=\"Icons\/Pinterest\" d=\"M7.868 12.1a2.8 2.8 0 0 1-2.378-1.2s-.565 2.217-.683 2.646a7.794 7.794 0 0 1-.918 1.958 9.719 9.719 0 0 1-1.215-.46 8.135 8.135 0 0 1 .172-2.061C3.034 12.208 4.1 7.746 4.1 7.746a3.664 3.664 0 0 1-.311-1.522c0-1.425.836-2.491 1.878-2.491A1.3 1.3 0 0 1 6.988 5a1.369 1.369 0 0 1-.009.173 20.457 20.457 0 0 1-.86 3.415A1.488 1.488 0 0 0 7.21 10.4a1.516 1.516 0 0 0 .446.044c1.844 0 3.086-2.341 3.086-5.114 0-2.109-1.437-3.687-4.051-3.687A4.589 4.589 0 0 0 1.9 6.014v.236a2.754 2.754 0 0 0 .642 1.887.463.463 0 0 1 .14.537c-.046.177-.154.6-.2.772a.335.335 0 0 1-.385.274A.339.339 0 0 1 2 9.685 3.7 3.7 0 0 1 0 6.01C0 3.277 2.332 0 6.958 0c3.717 0 6.163 2.658 6.163 5.511 0 3.773-2.121 6.589-5.25 6.589z\" style=\"fill:#54575a\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n      \n                            <\/a>\n                            <a class=\"linkedin\" title=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hancockhealth.org%2Fes%2F2020%2F02%2Fwhat-is-the-cervix-and-what-does-it-do-2%2F&#038;title=What is the Cervix and What Does it Do?&#038;summary=January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. 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Si tiene cuello uterino, es importante estar al tanto de su salud cervical. Si tiene 21 a\u00f1os o m\u00e1s, o es sexualmente activo (sin importar su edad), debe hacerse pruebas de Papanicolaou con regularidad. Puedes hablar con tu ginec\u00f3logo para determinar con qu\u00e9 frecuencia debes acudir. Por lo general, es cada 1 a 3 a\u00f1os, dependiendo de la salud cervical y general.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Sabemos que debemos mantenernos al d\u00eda con nuestra salud cervical, pero \u00bfqu\u00e9 es el cuello uterino? \u00bfQu\u00e9 hace? \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 exactamente? \u00bf\u00bfC\u00f3mo se ve??<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-heading core-heading\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el cuello uterino?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>El cuello uterino es esencialmente un tubo o conducto que conecta la vagina con el \u00fatero. La vagina es el canal interno y el \u00fatero es el \u00fatero, donde se desarrollar\u00eda el feto. El cuello uterino es bastante peque\u00f1o, alrededor de una pulgada a dos pulgadas, y tiene forma de rosquilla. Es como una rosquilla suave y carnosa con una peque\u00f1a abertura. Piensa en una peque\u00f1a abertura en cada extremo que parece labios fruncidos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Aunque el cuello uterino es bastante peque\u00f1o, el tama\u00f1o real&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/women\/picture-of-the-cervix#1\">estructura<\/a>&nbsp;es bastante complejo. El extremo inferior del cuello uterino m\u00e1s cercano a la abertura vaginal se llama&nbsp;<strong>ectoc\u00e9rvix<\/strong>. El \u00e1rea media que es como un peque\u00f1o tubo se llama&nbsp;<strong>endoc\u00e9rvix<\/strong>&nbsp;o&nbsp;<strong>canal endocervical<\/strong>. La abertura del cuello uterino m\u00e1s cercana a la vagina se llama&nbsp;<strong>SO externo<\/strong>, y la abertura del cuello uterino m\u00e1s cercana al \u00fatero se llama&nbsp;<strong>sistema operativo interno<\/strong>. El \u00e1rea donde se superponen el endoc\u00e9rvix y el ectoc\u00e9rvix se llama&nbsp;<strong>zona de transformaci\u00f3n<\/strong>. Lamento parecer una pel\u00edcula de ciencia ficci\u00f3n, pero esos son los nombres. \u00bfQui\u00e9n hubiera pensado que podr\u00eda haber tanta terminolog\u00eda para una parte del cuerpo tan peque\u00f1a?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-heading core-heading\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 hace el cuello uterino?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>El cuello uterino tiene muchas funciones y su salud es esencial, por eso las pruebas de Papanicolaou peri\u00f3dicas son tan importantes.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Ayuda a facilitar el embarazo, a limpiar la vagina y a desarrollar un tap\u00f3n mucoso cuando est\u00e1s embarazada. El tap\u00f3n mucoso se encuentra en la abertura m\u00e1s cercana a la vagina y evita la entrada de bacterias e infecciones para que el feto est\u00e9 seguro.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>La abertura del cuello uterino es muy peque\u00f1a y se expande s\u00f3lo ligeramente para dejar pasar la secreci\u00f3n, la sangre menstrual o los espermatozoides. Tu cuello uterino es la raz\u00f3n por la que un tamp\u00f3n u otro objeto no se pierde en tu cuerpo. La abertura cervical s\u00f3lo se expande hasta alcanzar un tama\u00f1o realmente grande durante el parto.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>El cuello uterino tambi\u00e9n es responsable de generar secreci\u00f3n para ayudar a limpiar la vagina. La secreci\u00f3n, tambi\u00e9n conocida como moco cervical, cambia a lo largo del ciclo menstrual.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>El cuello uterino es lo suficientemente inteligente como para cambiar naturalmente su posici\u00f3n y consistencia a lo largo del ciclo. Cuando est\u00e1s ovulando y tu cuerpo libera un \u00f3vulo para ser fertilizado, tu cuello uterino se encuentra en una posici\u00f3n alta en tu cuerpo y es suave. Su moco cervical ser\u00e1 fino y resbaladizo, lo que ayudar\u00e1 a que los espermatozoides lleguen al \u00fatero. La suavidad del cuello uterino y su posici\u00f3n elevada cerca del \u00fatero tambi\u00e9n ayudan a llevar los espermatozoides a los \u00f3vulos para su fertilizaci\u00f3n. Durante otros puntos de tu ciclo cuando no est\u00e1s ovulando, el cuello uterino se encuentra m\u00e1s abajo en tu cuerpo y es un poco m\u00e1s duro y se siente m\u00e1s como la punta de tu nariz. En realidad puedes&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/helloclue.com\/articles\/cycle-a-z\/how-to-find-feel-your-cervix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">siente tu cuello uterino<\/a>&nbsp;si siente lentamente alrededor de su canal vaginal.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-heading core-heading\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>El cuello uterino durante las relaciones sexuales.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de ser esencial para todas las funciones de la salud reproductiva, el cuello uterino tambi\u00e9n puede servir como fuente de placer durante el sexo con penetraci\u00f3n. Como la abertura cervical es tan peque\u00f1a, es&nbsp;<em>imposible<\/em>&nbsp;para ser penetrado con un pene o un juguete sexual, pero puede proporcionar una sensaci\u00f3n de placer si se choca contra \u00e9l durante el sexo con penetraci\u00f3n. Debido a que el cuello uterino se encuentra en la parte superior del canal vaginal, est\u00e1 bastante lejos en el cuerpo y solo se puede alcanzar durante una penetraci\u00f3n profunda.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>Para algunas personas, la estimulaci\u00f3n del cuello uterino durante la penetraci\u00f3n vaginal profunda resulta incre\u00edble y placentera, pero para otras puede resultar inc\u00f3modo o incluso doloroso. Si alguna vez experimenta estimulaci\u00f3n cervical, preste atenci\u00f3n a c\u00f3mo se siente y comun\u00edqueselo a su pareja para no lastimarse.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-heading core-heading\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cuida el peque\u00f1o pero poderoso cuello uterino<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-paragraph core-paragraph\">\n<p>El cuello uterino es una parte incre\u00edble de la anatom\u00eda femenina. Mantiene las bacterias fuera del \u00fatero, produce secreci\u00f3n para limpiar la vagina y cambia su posici\u00f3n para ayudar a facilitar o proteger el embarazo. Debido a que su cuello uterino es tan esencial para su salud reproductiva y sexual, aseg\u00farese de hacerse pruebas de Papanicolaou con regularidad. Si tienes m\u00e1s de 21 a\u00f1os o eres sexualmente activa, contacta a tu ginec\u00f3logo para saber con qu\u00e9 frecuencia debes hacerte el tuyo.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-ead-next core-acf\/read-next\"><\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><section id=\"block-block_5e5956bd4e1f9\" class=\"hp-sources-external-links-block  alignleft\" style=\"  padding-top: ;   padding-bottom: ;   margin-top: ;   margin-bottom: ;\">\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto\">\n        <h5>Fuentes y enlaces externos<\/h5>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"sources-external-links-content\">\n                <span>Obtenido de: <p>Imagen del cuello uterino<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/women\/picture-of-the-cervix#1\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/women\/picture-of-the-cervix#1<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        \n        \n            <div class=\"sources-external-links-content\">\n                <span>Obtenido de: <p>C\u00f3mo encontrar (y sentir) su cuello uterino<\/p>\n<\/span>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/helloclue.com\/articles\/cycle-a-z\/how-to-find-feel-your-cervix\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/helloclue.com\/articles\/cycle-a-z\/how-to-find-feel-your-cervix<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        \n            <\/div>\n\n<\/section> \n\n<div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-ore-in-category core-acf\/more-in-category\"><\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress- core-\">\n\n<\/div><div class=\"container mx-auto   wordpress-block wordpress-ubscribe-cta-banner core-acf\/subscribe-cta-banner\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. 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