May 28, 2010 (San Francisco, California) — A new disposable measuring probe called CerviLenz, designed to measure vaginal cervical length, is as effective as fetal fibronectin in assessing risk for ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Among pregnant women at low risk for preterm delivery, universal transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) cervical length screening did not reduce rates of preterm birth, a multicenter ...

Pregnancy is a journey filled with milestones, from the first heartbeat to the anatomy scan. During these check-ups, your doctor may mention "cervical length." While it might sound like just another ...

Post-cerclage cervical length (CL) was a significant predictor of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB; < 34 weeks of gestation) in women who underwent cervical cerclage, predominantly outperforming ...

During pregnancy, what's the significance of cervical length? Cervical length refers to the length of the lower end of the uterus. During pregnancy, the length of the cervix might shorten too soon, ...

David A. Becker MD, Timothy N. Dunn MD, Jeff M. Szychowski PhD, John Owen MD, MSH for the Center for Women’s Reproductive Health and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at ...

Previous randomized trials have shown that progesterone administration in women who previously delivered prematurely reduces the risk of recurrent premature delivery. Asymptomatic women found at ...

To determine whether further cervical length shortening by transvaginal ultrasonography in asymptomatic high-risk women with a short cervical length adds additional predictive value for spontaneous ...

We've known for years that a short cervix is a risk factor for a preterm delivery. Now we have an easy way to measure and correct this issue. My patient was 22 years old and midway through her first ...