Re: Ultrasound and incompetent cervix ?s

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20 mm equals 8w5d on my U/S.

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>Seperate question. I had a LEEP back in 1995 and had my first pregnancy
>in 1999, I delived at 38 weeks but had tons of contractions beginning at
>23 weeks (although I didn't dialate at all until 32 weeks- (2 cm.-30 mm
>length by U/s) at which time I was found to have a bladder infection as
>well). I went into labor at 38 weeks- had non painful but fairly
>regular contractions for 15 hours or so before I was found to still be 2
>cm. (but 100% effaced), once my water broke (on its own) I was 4 cm.
>and then 8-9 cm 30 minutes later. So techinally my labor was 2 hours
>total. Should I have any reason to fear an incompetent cervix with my
>current pregnancy (due to the LEEP and my rapid labor)? It seems that my
>cervix held tight through weeks of contractions so could it have been
>the infection that finally led to my early cervical change? Is uterine
>irritability likely to occur again? (My sister and mother also had rapid
>labors their pregnancies if that means anything.)

You have virtually no risk of an incompetent cervix presuming nothing else has happened to it since your last pregnancy, but you have a pretty good chance of having a rapid labor. Of course, while you did technically have a rapid labor, it was not exactly a surprise with 15 hours of regular contractions as a prodrome, so I doubt you are at that much risk of delivery outside the hospital.

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>Thank you so much for your time. I GREATLY appreciate it.
>
>--
>Jan
>

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