WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: 'floppy cervix'

Re: 'floppy cervix'

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 18:24:35 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: Penny: "'floppy cervix'"

At Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Penny wrote: >
>Would anyone be able to help me out with the implications of a floppy
>cervix, so described, because, during a hystero salpingogram the
>inserted dye would not stay up inside the uterus. I am particulary
>interested in the implications for conception as it is proving to be
>elusive!
>Thank-you for your help
>Penny

Penny, There is really no way to diagnose cervical integrity short of having and carrying a pregnancy. The ability of the cervix to retain dye really has no known implication regarding your ability to conceive. Remember, menstrual flow comes out of the cervix in all females monthly and that is certainly not abnormal... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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