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Pregnancy-Related Changes in the Cervix
D efinition — Hormonally driven benign morphologic alteration of the endocervical epithelium, most commonly associated with pregnancy or the recent postpartum state.
Clinical Features
Epidemiology
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Endocervical Arias-Stella effect may be seen in up to 50% of extensively examined gravid cervices.
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Occasionally a rare, focal finding in nonpregnant women.
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