Your dr can perform cervical cerclage, in which s/he actually cinches your cervix closed with a thread. The downside to this is that to deliver the baby you must have a c-section. However, from what I've heard the pregnancy can otherwise be normal.
Best of luck to you!
2006-08-14 18:34:18
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answered by Angela M 6
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(4) Abnormal cervical function
The cervix is very important in the development of a pregnancy. The nonpregnant cervix is normally composed of a dense collagenous fibroconnective tissue with small amounts of smooth muscle to give it a tough texture. In pregnancy, the increased water content and vascularity in the cervix leads to a softening and a blue coloration. Throughout pregnancy the cervix and lower uterine segment change but maintain a "functionally intact" internal os.
If the internal os of the cervix dilates or effaces during pregnancy this can be an ominous sign. In the beginning of pregnancy, cervical dilatation with some bleeding is known as an "inevitable abortion." In later pregnancy, cervical dilatation or effacement associated with lower abdominal cramps or pressure is a sign of labor (which is preterm if it occurs prior to 37 weeks gestation).
If there is painless dilatation or effacement of the cervix, usually occurring between the mid second trimester (about 20 weeks gestation) to the early third trimester (about 27-30 weeks), this is usually the result of an incompetent cervix. Pregnancy losses at progressively earlier gestational ages often reflect an incompetent cervix that gives way earlier with each subsequent pregnancy. The fetal membranes (chorionic and amniotic membranes) can sometimes be found bulging from the open cervix and can indeed hourglass through the cervix to fill the entire vaginal vault (which can be difficult to distinguish from a fully dilated cervix).
The causes of cervical incompetence can be congenital or acquired and include
congenital abnormality in the composition of the cervix, with a relative deficiency in the tougher collagenous fibroconnective material or relative increase in concentration of the less tough smooth muscle
congenital hypoplasia (underdevelopment) of the cervix, such as with in utero exposure to DES
trauma to the cervix, such as with mechanical dilators for dilatation and curettage (D+C), cervical conization or extensive biopsy, and precipitous labors or cervical lacerations during labor and delivery.
Establishing the diagnosis of cervical incompetence with certainty can be difficult. Generally, a suggestive history of late painless pregnancy losses with the history of a plausible cause is all that is used to diagnose the condition. Additional testing sometimes suggested to confirm the diagnosis (none of which have been widely accepted) includes
passing an 8 mm dilator into the nonpregnant uterus through the internal os (an office procedure)
a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) on the nonpregnant uterus to look for funneling of the lower uterine segment and an open internal os
ultrasonography of especially the pregnant uterus looking for shortening or dilatation of the cervix and bulging of the fetal membranes
Treatment of an incompetent cervix is surgical. The cerclage is an attempt to strengthen the cervix, with the two most commonly used modern techniques having been developed in the 1950s by Drs. Shirodkar and McDonald. These techniques involve the surgical placement of a suture or Mersilene band around the cervix to hold it closed. In appropriately selected women, the improvement of pregnancy outcome with a cerclage is seemingly impressive. Generally, 80-90% of women with cervical incompetence as their cause for recurrent pregnancy loss will deliver a viable live born following cerclage placement.
2006-08-14 18:30:09
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answered by Anonymous
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im not sure if this will help, but my brother's wife miscarried for her first pregnancy, when she got pregnant again the 2nd time, her gynae gave her jabs (not sure what its called) but its some kind hormornes to help strengthen or stabilise the utereus. and also she was given some oral medications.
im at my first trimester of my 2nd pregnancy, and had some bleeding, my gynae gave me the same jab and oral medications too for the same reason...
maybe you'd like to change your gynae if he/she doesnt know about these...Good luck
2006-08-14 18:35:14
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answered by sAsA 2
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make sure you keep your lower stomach/private part warm at all time, and before you want to make a new baby make sure it is cleansed, and my mom recommends you to take acupuncture and herbs to clean the womb(my mom is a eastern medical doctor)(i have tooken acupuncture before and it doesnt hurt and im still in high school)
2006-08-14 18:32:25
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answered by the person of toast 1
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i can not understand what do you mean by weak. but in some caes women have different shape of uterus others have small one. theses can be called as having 2 uterus chamber and this cause usually several miscarriage. in other cases. if your uterus was really thin... you should ask god to implant your embryo in a the thicker area of you uterus
2006-08-14 18:34:43
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answered by Anonymous
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Pray b/c doctors don't have all the answers trust me I work with them all day long
2006-08-14 18:31:07
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answered by p-nut butter princess 4
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webmd.com
2006-08-14 18:40:24
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answered by bdogparty 1
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