Have been seeing some discussion of cerclage in this community...
And I just thought you might want to see this.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/480225
According to a fairly large scientific study, cervical cerclage is ineffective at preventing preterm labor. The difference between having it and not is not even statistically significant.
I'm sorry to all the awesome folks on this community who've had cerclage done, but it may be yet another page in the "unneeded interventions" category. If your cervix is "incompetent," you still have a 75% chance of delivering a healthy, full-term baby -- regardless of whether you get your cervix sewn shut or not. It makes me sad that women are having this invasive and (I'm assuming) expensive procedure done when it has been scientifically shown to be ineffective.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/480225
According to a fairly large scientific study, cervical cerclage is ineffective at preventing preterm labor. The difference between having it and not is not even statistically significant.
I'm sorry to all the awesome folks on this community who've had cerclage done, but it may be yet another page in the "unneeded interventions" category. If your cervix is "incompetent," you still have a 75% chance of delivering a healthy, full-term baby -- regardless of whether you get your cervix sewn shut or not. It makes me sad that women are having this invasive and (I'm assuming) expensive procedure done when it has been scientifically shown to be ineffective.