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Cervical ripening is contraindicated in pregnancies presenting with the following conditions: [13] Less than 39 weeks of gestation, without medical indication [14] Prior caesarean delivery; Major uterine surgery; The contraindications for cervical ripening also include those of vaginal birth. [15]
[8] [9] Preparation may also reduce the rare complications of uterine perforation and cervical injury. [8] [10] Options for cervical preparation prior to the abortion procedure include osmotic dilators and pharmacologic agents. Osmotic dilators produce wide cervical dilation in a predictable fashion and are generally used in more advanced ...
Osmotic dilators are most commonly used to slowly dilate and soften the cervix prior to surgical abortion, a process referred to as cervical preparation. Adequate cervical preparation is important prior to surgical abortions because it helps to prevent complications of dilation and evacuation (D&E), such as laceration of the cervix. [ 5 ]
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Cervical weakness can be treated using cervical cerclage, a surgical technique that reinforces the cervical muscle by placing sutures above the opening of the cervix to narrow the cervical canal. [8] Cerclage procedures usually entail closing the cervix through the vagina with the aid of a speculum. Another approach involves performing the ...
As Hansraj mentioned above, cervical neck pillows aren’t technically traction devices, but they help provide support to cervical spine alignment in a more subtle way while you sleep.
The formal name of this operation is radical vaginal trachelectomy (RVT) and also known as the Dargent operation and radical trachelectomy. [citation needed]The word radical is used as, in addition to the cervix (like in radical hysterectomies), the parametria (tissue adjacent to the cervix) and vaginal cuff (the end of the vagina close to the cervix) are also excised as a part of the ...
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball had another surgery on his left knee, the third procedure in the last 14 months. Ball underwent a cartilage transplant on March 20. Uncertainty has shrouded ...