Open AccessDoes Cervix Conization Increase the Risk of Complications in Subsequent Pregnancies?
Author(s) -
Moinian Mahmud,
Andersch Björn
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348209156537
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , cervical conization , abortion , biopsy , gynecology , pregnancy , cervical canal , cervical cancer , surgery , cancer , radiology , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , physics , biology , optics , genetics
. In a series of 414 patients who underwent cervix conization because of cancer in situ , the risk of complications in subsequent pregnancies was analyzed by studying the outcome of their 923 pregnancies before and after cone biopsy. After conization the incidence of late spontaneous abortion was seven times higher than before. Moreover, 20.5% of pregnancies following cone biopsy required cervix cerclage because of suspected cervical insufficiency, or cesarean section because of a scarred cervix stenosis.