The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of emergency cervical cerclage in women with advanced cervical dilatation and bulging of fetal membranes. The study included 158 women who underwent emergency cervical cerclage because of cervix dilatation and protruding membranes in mid-trimester at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. Pregnancy outcomes and...

In recent years LLETZ in the management of CIN lesions has gained wide popularity. Treatment of CIN lesions with ablative methods such as cryotherapy, electro coagulation and laser vaporization is not known to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. However, high grade CIN lesions necessitate more effective methods such as cold knife cone biopsy and LLETZ. These methods are effective and ...

OBJECTIVE The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends that patient-focused terminology be used in early pregnancy care. The objective of the study was to evaluate whether inappropriate terminology is continuing to be used in Scottish gynaecology services. METHODS A case note review (1259 records) and a patient survey (648 replies) assessed usage of four inappropriate term...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to examine racial/ethnic differences in cervical insufficiency risk. METHODS We used the US 2005 Natality data file. Analysis was limited to singleton births. The prevalence of cervical insufficiency was examined by the maternal characteristic for each racial group. Unconditional logistic regression modeling was used to assess the association between ra...

Quantitative measurement of mechanical properties of cervix is an effective tool to diagnose cervical insufficiency, specifically in the last trimester of pregnancy when preterm birth is mostly probable to occur. The objective of this study was to characterize the viscoelastic behavior of rat cervix at different displacement levels and rates early in the last trimester of pregnancy. Distinct di...

Background: Cervical cerclage is simply the use of a specialized non-absorbable suture to tie cervix at level internal os prevent recurrent abortions, preterm labour and delivery especially in women with short or cervical weakness. It was introduced 1950s by Shirodkar McDonald has since become common obstetric practice. There still exist lot controversies concerning its efficacy factors determi...