While each cervix is slightly different (which is why we recommend checking out your own cervix!), they all go through similar changes during your monthly cycle, when you're pregnant, during labor and delivery, and after giving birth. The more we know about ourselves, the more we feel confident to advocate and care for ourselves.'

The Beautiful Cervix Project is dedicated to people working to reclaim their entire bodies as beautiful and lovable. 'Cervical self-exam is about educating and empowering people by contradicting some of the shame and under-education we have about our bodies and menstrual cycles. 'What I have learned by creating this website is that people from all over the world are curious about their bodies, cervices, and the menstrual cycle-everyone from newly menstruating teens, pregnant people, medical students, people with abnormal Paps, to people trying to conceive, artists, educators, and the list goes on,' Starkey says. She quickly discovered, as she's put it, “Cervices are amazing!”Īfter sharing her images with the world, she found that other women also wanted to see their own cervices (that's plural for cervix!), leading her to start the Beautiful Cervix Project, as well as live workshops dedicated to helping women learn about and appreciate their bodies. O’Nell Starkey started it as a project for midwifery school, with her husband taking snaps of her cervix throughout her cycle. The Beautiful Cervix Project is a movement to better understand and appreciate the awesomeness of the underrated cervix. (Use this handy video guide for tips on getting a good picture of your vaginal canal and cervix.) Once there you can admire the beauty of your own, unique cervix and even snap some cervix pictures if you're so inclined. It even comes with a handy map to guide you through your own nethers. If you don't have a speculum just lying around your bathroom (and if you do, we want to hear that story!) you can buy a starter kit for $22.95 from the Beautiful Cervix Project. All you need is a flashlight, a mirror, a retractable speculum, and a little courage.

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