The occurrence of cervical prolapse during pregnancy is uncommon. Fewer than 245 cases have been reported in the literature, and only 5 have been reported since 1968.3 Most cases were reported before 1900. In 1941 Keettel reported only 1 case in 13,000 deliveries, and in 1944 KibeI reported a ratio of 1 in 15,696 deliveries. The incidence of uterine prolapse in India is much more common, estima...

BACKGROUND To determine the impact of Cervical Cerclage (CC) for prolongation of pregnancy, maternal and foetal outcome. METHODS This Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 2 years patients with history of two or more recurrent midtrimester abortions/preterm deliveries were included. Those with abnormal foetus, vaginal bleeding and choreoamneonitis were excluded. All...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and to discuss the management of women presenting with an invasive cervical cancer during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed patients treated for an invasive cervical cancer diagnosed during pregnancy between 1985 and 2000 in our institution. RESULTS Twenty-one pregnant patients among a tot...

A 31-year-old, who is gravida 2 para 1 at 6 weeks by last menstrual period, presents for vaginal bleeding starting approximately 5 days earlier. The bleeding was initially light, and there was no associated abdominal pain. The bleeding seemed to stop when she laid down and increased upon standing. Past medical, surgical, and social histories were unremarkable. On exam, vital signs were normal. ...

Objective: Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is known as a routine method for infertility treatment. The effectiveness of IUI is not identical in all cases. So in this study to evaluate different methods of IUI in order to increase pregnancy rate, IUI with cleaning cervical canal by swab is compared to IUI without cervical canal cleaning. Materials and methods: This study was conducted from 2008/...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether treatments for precancerous cervical lesions were associated with lower pregnancy rates compared to rates in unexposed women and women who had a diagnostic cervical biopsy or colposcopy. DESIGN Matched, retrospective cohort study. SETTING Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW), an integrated healthcare delivery system in Oregon and Washington. PATIENTS Women 14 ...

Introduction A 29-year-old patient with cervical ectopic pregnancy (CEP) presented as "suspected" cervical mass, and irregular vaginal bleeding was directed to a gynecologic oncologist for consultation. During the examination a massive bleeding occurred. After an unsuccessful attempt to stop the bleeding with a balloon catheter and vaginal tamponade, a total abdominal hysterectomy was performed...

BACKGROUND Although rare, cervical ectopic pregnancy (EP) represents a potentially lethal variation of a common first-trimester disease entity. CASE REPORT We report a case of low abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding diagnosed as a cervical EP by point-of-care ultrasound. CONCLUSION Familiarity with cervical EP and its sonographic appearance is essential for emergency physicians because it c...