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Clinical Management of the Short Cervix

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 2011
Cervical cerclage is associated with prolongation of gestation in singleton pregnancies with prior spontaneous preterm delivery and a short cervix on vaginal ultrasonography in the mid-trimester. Ultrasound screening of cervical length is not indicated in low-risk singleton pregnancies and in women with multiple gestations. 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone does
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Management of Short Cervix during Pregnancy: A Review

American Journal of Perinatology, 2016
Sonographic evaluation of the uterine cervix has evolved as one of the best clinical tools available for the prediction of subsequent spontaneous preterm birth (PTB), particularly when combined with prior poor obstetric history. There is a growing body of evidence describing interventions for short cervix that reduce the risk of preterm delivery and ...
Jennifer, Gilner, Joseph, Biggio
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Mid-trimester uterine electromyography in patients with a short cervix

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022
Preterm birth is the largest single cause of infant death in the United States. A cervical length of
Ponnila S. Marinescu, Roger C. Young, Lauren A. Miller, Jesse R. Llop, Eva K. Pressman, Neil S. Seligman   +5 more
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The role of digital examination in the setting of a sonographically short cervix

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM, 2022
Universal transvaginal cervical length screening has been associated with a reduction in the frequency of preterm birth. However, there is no clinically set standard to guide the performance of a digital cervical examination in the setting of a sonographically short cervix.To investigate the prevalence of cervical dilation at various midtrimester ...
Sarrah, Shahawy, Andrea A, Henricks, Kimberly Y, Chow, Nikita U, Saladi, George R, Saade, Emily S, Miller   +5 more
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Short cervix: is a follow‐up measurement useful?

Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2006
AbstractObjectiveTo study if a repeat cervical length (CL) measurement in the patient already diagnosed with a short cervix has any additional value in the prediction of preterm delivery.Study designThis was a retrospective study of singleton pregnancies with cervical lengths 1–25 mm at a gestational age of 16–28 weeks seen in our institution between ...
N S, Fox, C, Jean-Pierre, M, Predanic, S T, Chasen   +3 more
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Alternative Treatment for a Short Cervix: The Cervical Pessary

Seminars in Perinatology, 2009
Preterm birth is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. The risk of preterm birth is inversely proportional to the length of the cervix on transvaginal sonography. The traditional treatment for a short cervix has been cerclage and recently there are newer trials using progesterone for this same indication.
Vanita B, Dharan, Jack, Ludmir
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Short cervix: A cause of preterm delivery in young adolescents?

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2000
To test the hypothesis that at midgestation younger adolescents (
C, Stevens-Simon, J, Barrett, J A, McGregor, J, French, W, Persutte   +4 more
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Prevention of Preterm Birth Based on Short Cervix: Progesterone

Seminars in Perinatology, 2009
Preterm delivery, which occurs in about 5%-13% of pregnancies in most countries, is the main cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Symptomatic treatment of pregnancies presenting in preterm labor with corticosteroids has improved perinatal outcome but has not reduced the incidence of preterm delivery.
Eduardo B, da Fonseca, Rievani, Damião, Kypros, Nicholaides   +2 more
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Use of Cerclage in Triplet Pregnancies With an Asymptomatic Short Cervix

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 2014
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of triplet pregnancies in women with asymptomatic cervical shortening with and without a cervical cerclage.MethodsA retrospective review of all triplet pregnancies with biweekly serial cervical length surveillance was performed.
Christopher M, Young, Tatiana, Stanisic, Lisa Blair, Wynn, Vineet L, Shrivastava, Michael L, Haydon, Deborah A, Wing   +5 more
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Progestogens for Maintenance Tocolysis in Women With a Short Cervix

Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of progestogens for maintenance tocolysis in women undelivered after their first preterm labor episode. METHODS: Women with singleton pregnancies between 22 0/7 and 31 6/7 weeks of gestation with arrested preterm labor and a cervical length 25 mm or
Facchinetti, Fabio, Vergani, Patrizia, Di Tommaso, Mariarosaria, Marozio, Luca, Acaia, Barbara, Vicini, Roberto, Pignatti, Lucrezia, Locatelli, Anna, Spitaleri, Marina, Benedetto, Chiara, Zaina, Barbara, DʼAmico, Roberto   +11 more
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