ALLMedicine™ Cervical Insufficiency Center
Research & Reviews 189 results
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogoh.2022.102518
Journal of Gynecology Obstetrics and Human Reproduction; Baekelandt J
Dec 17th, 2022 - To describe a new technique for performing an isthmic retroperitoneal cerclage via vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (vNOTES). Stepwise explanation of the surgical technique using original video footage. This study was exempt...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9726398
Medicine Sheng S, Zhang H et. al.
Dec 10th, 2022 - Heterotopic cervical pregnancy is a rare event of ectopic pregnancy with an incidence rate of < 1%. Herein, we report a rare case of successful treatment of heterotopic pregnancy following an in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer using ultrasound...
https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.15514
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research; Cheung KW, Seto MTY et. al.
Dec 2nd, 2022 - To evaluate the causes of miscarriage and subsequent pregnancy outcomes among different phenotypes of second trimester miscarriage. Retrospective analysis of 170 consecutive second trimester miscarriages between 14 + 0 and 23 + 6 weeks recorded in...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9713761
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Abdel-Aleem H, Shaaban OM et. al.
Dec 2nd, 2022 - Preterm birth (PTB), defined as birth prior to 37 weeks of gestation, occurs in ten percent of all pregnancies. PTB is responsible for more than half of neonatal and infant mortalities and morbidities. Because cervical insufficiency is a common ca...
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05119-7
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth; Ji X, Wu C et. al.
Nov 6th, 2022 - Preterm birth is one of the main causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality and imposes a heavy burden on families and society. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and analyze birth conditions and complications of newborns born at ...
Guidelines 3 results
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2020.11.013
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Jou... Harvey MA, Lemieux MC et. al.
Nov 29th, 2020 - To review the use, care, and fitting of pessaries. Women requiring the use of vaginal pessaries for pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress urinary incontinence. Use may also be indicated for women with certain pregnancy-related clinical scenarios, in...
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AOG.0000443276.68274.cc
Obstetrics and Gynecology;
Jan 24th, 2014 - The inability of the uterine cervix to retain a pregnancy in the second trimester is referred to as cervical insufficiency. Controversy exists in the medical literature pertaining to issues of pathophysiology, screening, diagnosis, and management ...
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30764-7
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Jou... Brown R, Gagnon R et. al.
Jan 11th, 2014 - The purpose of this guideline is to provide a framework that clinicians can use to determine which women are at greatest risk of having cervical insufficiency and in which set of circumstances a cerclage is of potential value. Published literature...
Clinicaltrials.gov 19 results
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05603624
Nov 2nd, 2022 - Introduction The vaginal microbiota consists of a wide array of possible bacteria including species Ureaplasma, Listeria, Lactobacillus, Atopbium, Megasphaera, Leptotrichia, Peptostreptococcus, Prevotella, Diphtheria, Escherichia, Klebsiella, Ente...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04742647
Oct 27th, 2022 - Preterm birth (PTB), defined as birth at less than 37 completed weeks is the leading cause for neonatal mortality and morbidity in the USA. The most common risk factor for PTB is a prior preterm birth. The etiology includes several risk factors in...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04158401
Sep 21st, 2022 - The goal of this cross sectional study is to evaluate the differences in cervical stiffness between patients who present for cerclage placement versus normal pregnancies. The central hypothesis is that women for whom a cerclage is indicated will h...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05512052
Aug 26th, 2022 - Preterm birth (PTB), occurring at 20-36 weeks gestation, is a crisis. Out of 15M babies born preterm, 1.1M pass away yearly worldwide. Survivors face short- and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental complications. PTB contributes to long and fr...
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05268640
Jul 13th, 2022 - This is an open-label, multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial (RCT). Women will be randomized to the single-level cerclage arm or the double-level cerclage. Each patient will have a vaginal swab for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria an...
News 16 results
https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/251827/prenatal-testing/copresence-amniotic-fluid-sludge-and-short-cervix-affects
Feb 15th, 2022 - Key clinical point: Presence of amniotic fluid sludge (AFS) in the midtrimester may serve as an additional ultrasound index for predicting preterm birth in women with a short cervical length (CL; ≤25 mm) who have undergone cervical cerclage. Main.
https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/250846/obstetrics/2022-update-obstetrics
Jaimie L. Maines, MD, Jaimey M. Pauli, MD
Jan 19th, 2022 - Obstetrical practice saw updates in 2021 to 3 major areas of pregnancy management: preterm birth prevention, antepartum fetal surveillance, and the use of antenatal corticosteroids. Updated guidance on predicting and preventing spontaneous PTB Ame.
https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/243464/surgery/laparoscopic-abdominal-cerclage-effective-patient-sought-approach
Jon I. Einarsson, MD, PhD, MPH
Jul 27th, 2021 - Cervical insufficiency is an important cause of preterm birth and complicates up to 1% of pregnancies. It is typically diagnosed as painless cervical dilation without contractions, often in the second trimester at around 16-18 weeks, but the clini.
https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/243463/surgery/laparoscopic-approach-abdominal-cerclage
Charles E. Miller, MD
Jul 27th, 2021 - Preterm birth remains a significant cause of infant morbidity and mortality. A well-established cause of preterm birth is cervical insufficiency, which occurs in approximately 1% of pregnancies and up to 8% of recurrent miscarriages and midtrimest.
https://www.mdedge.com/obgyn/article/240533/gynecologic-cancer/decision-making-regarding-leep-versus-cone-biopsy-excision
Emma C. Rossi, MD
May 25th, 2021 - Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) or cold knife conization of the cervix (CKC) is the standard of care approach for women with cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN 3) because it achieves both disease control and diagnostic evaluat.