Internal Cervical Incompetence Treatment
The cervix is the lowest part of the uterus; it extends into the vagina. Cervical incompetence is a medical condition in which a pregnant woman's cervix is too weak to stay closed during a pregnancy. Cervical incompetence may cause miscarriage or preterm birth during the second and third trimesters.
The growing pressure in the uterus makes weak cervix to open as pregnancy progresses. Treatment for cervical incompetence is a surgical procedure called cervical cerclage, in which the cervix is sewn closed during pregnancy.
The best alternative to the cervical cerclage is the bed rest.
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When I was 30 weeks pregnant with my first child, I went to my OB/GYN for my regular pregnancy visit and upon examination, she diagnosed me with cervical incompetence, which means that my cervix was thinning and starting to dilate too early. I was not having contractions. My doctor said that sometimes the cervix starts to thin and dilate because ....
After having a baby at 20 weeks after my cervix dilated for no reason, I was fearful to become pregnant again. My doctors put in a cerclage on my cervix when I was 15 weeks pregnant with my 2nd child. I was on bed rest from 20 weeks on. Fortunately the cerclage worked and I now have a beautiful baby ....
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| Name | Average Result | Healed | Helped a Lot |
Helped a Little |
No Change | Made Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Treatments (average) |
4.7
(3)
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2 | 1 | ||||
| Surgery Cervical cerclage (tracheloplasty) |
5.0
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1 | |||||
| Therapy Bed Rest |
4.5
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1 | 1 |
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