What causes cervical insufficiency?

The main harm of cervical insufficiency is that it will cause late miscarriage or premature birth. Once the disease is diagnosed, it is recommended that you choose cervical cerclage. The surgical method is to place an Antai ring in the cervix under laparoscopy to ensure that miscarriage will not occur again. So what are the causes of cervical dysfunction? Let’s take a look below.

What are the reasons for cervical dysfunction?

The main cause of cervical insufficiency is the reduction of cervical fibrous tissue or collagen fibers, as well as smooth muscle tissue, and even tissue rupture. It causes the physiological dilation and relaxation of the cervical opening, which leads to the fibrous tissue and elastic tissue, and even muscle reduction and rupture.

It has several major elements:

1. Congenital factors, i.e. the patient has congenital cervical dysplasia, which can cause cervical tissue to decrease;

2. Acquired factors include choosing natural delivery, abortion, or even induced labor, as well as some cervical surgeries, including cervical conization, and even after cervical cancer surgery, which cause cervical tissue rupture and affect cervical function.

Therefore, the occurrence of cervical insufficiency has a greater impact and is very likely to cause miscarriage and premature birth during pregnancy.

How to treat cervical insufficiency

The harm of cervical insufficiency often occurs in the second or third trimester. Due to cervical insufficiency, miscarriage or premature birth is very likely to occur. Clinically, it is mostly manifested as relaxation of the internal cervical os. If this happens, surgical suture of the internal cervical os or cerclage can be performed. Pregnant women must rest in bed, and can adopt the head-down feet-up position. They need to pay attention to improving skin care to prevent bedsores caused by long-term bed rest. They can buy an air mattress to prevent the occurrence of bedsores. After eight months of pregnancy or close to the due date, the cervical sutures are removed and the pregnant woman can give birth almost immediately. Patients with cervical insufficiency should pay attention in the early stages of pregnancy, go to the hospital for immediate testing and treatment as soon as possible, and strictly prohibit sexual intercourse, otherwise the miscarriage rate will be very high.