The nurse is examining a 35-year-old female patient.During the history,the nurse notes that she has had two term pregnancies,with both babies delivered vaginally.The nurse observes the following on internal examination: the cervical os is a horizontal slit with some healed lacerations;the cervix has some nabothian cysts that are small,smooth,and yellow;the cervical surface is granular and red,especially around the os;and stringy,opaque,odorless secretions are present.Which of these findings is abnormal?

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Normally,the cervical mucosa is pink and even in colour.The surface is smooth,but cervical eversion,or ectropion,may occur normally after vaginal deliveries.The reddened,granular,and asymmetrical surface,particularly around the os,is abnormal.

The Nurse Is Examining a 35-Year-Old Female Patient