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Re: 13 weeks and worried about incompetent cervix issues

From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Nov 2001 14:51:34 -0600 (CST)

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Hi - I am not a doc but I noticed you had not gotten a response and thought I'd pass on what I've been told...apparently, the cervix extends past the end of the vaginal canal - therefore you can't feel the whole thing with your fingers. I read recently that the yardstick measurement is something like 2.5 cm at 16 weeks gestation - but again you can't tell this from a manual exam. Manual exams can really only check for dialation, but I've read on this forum that when pg we should not be touching our cervixes all that much anyway, because of the risk of infection. Also, apparently, the risk of an incompentent cervix is very very small in the general population. I'll check back to see what a doc says, but again, this is just what I've gleaned.

Good luck to you!

-- Amanda edd 4/30

At Thu, 29 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >Hello, >I am 13 weeks pregnant today. Had a good u/s performed last week, fetus >appears healthy HR 160 BPM. >I am now worried about second trimester loss. I used cervical position >to help me get pregnant. I occasionally still check it, although just >once a week and I thouroughly wash my hands. >My cervix seems short, it is closed, but the narrow bit at the bottom >doesn't seem that long. >Am I correct in thinking that this is the bit measured by u/s, manual >exam? or is it the whole cervix? >Should I worry that it seems short? >I am living overseas, so I am unable to get u/s measurement of my >cervix. >Thankyou for your time.

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