The folds on the two walls are not exactly opposed, but fit between one another so as to close the cervical canal.
Sometimes the string is just difficult to feel or has been pulled up into the cervical canal (which will not harm you).
In older women, the transformation zone may be higher in the cervical canal.
The flow can also be slowed around the time of menopause when the cervical canal may become smaller as estrogen levels drop.
Cryotherapy is not adequate treatment if abnormal cells are high in the cervical canal.
Remove abnormal tissue high in the cervical canal that cannot be seen through the colposcope.
The cervical canal is lined with another kind of cell called columnar cells.
Remove abnormal tissue high in the cervical canal that cannot be seen during colposcopy.