Risk of Damage to the Cervix by Dilatation for First-Trimester-Induced Abortion by Suction Aspiration
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
- Vol. 35 (3) , 152-154
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000292688
Abstract
A fall in cervical resistance to dilatation for first-trimester-induced abortions has been observed in previous studies and considered a sign of tearing of the cervical tissue. In a study of 104 patients undergoing first-trimester abortion a fall in resistance was found in 12.5 % of women in whom the cervix was dilated to 9 mm, and in 66.7% when dilatation reached 11 mm. No difference between parous and nulliparous women was found.Keywords
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