SCAR TISSUE OF THE CERVIX

[loopyredangel]

During labour in my last pregnancy I could not get past 5cm, and upon examination was asked if I had ever had an operation, which I had not. They said I had a lot of scar tissue on my cervix, and Iam now wondering if this is why I failed to progress. Wondered if anybody else had this problem, and wondered what could be done - I had to have an emergency c-section because I would notdilate past 5cm even with the help of a drip. I also have problems with my pelvis, but if it was down to the scar tissue I wondered if anything could be done about it.

I have had something similar.

Had 2 ops to remove dodgy cells 3 years ago and I only dilated 1cm after 12 hours of stonking geat big contractions. Gynaecologist said its unusual though usually the cervix is weak after surgery and they have to stitch it. I found my periods were very painful after surgery, was told my womb was contracting hard to push the blood out. Hard for them to do smears too as cervix is permanently tight.

Can't imagine anything can be done about scar tissue, although haven't actually looked into it. Am looking forward to a planned c-section next time.

I had a cervical stenosis caused by an ERPC last year. Basically my cervix grew shut and my menstruation blood couldn't get out. I had to be preyed open in a subsequent surgery. I am pregnant again and was wondering if they scar tissue would hamper a natural birth. Two consultants told me indepedently that this would not be the case and the cervix is a tough muscle 'used to' injury (through childbirth). I have never given birth, so I won't know the outcome until November... very interesting thread to me, though...

I had a cone biopsy in between my 2 deliveries. I worried about the second labour for the reason of scar tissue but although it did take a long time to crank up (the m/wife said that was because of my age- 40) I did have a normal delivery

loopy

when you laboured , were you immobile?

there are other factors that can affect dilation, including mobility, position of the baby, being scared, so might not all be due to scar tissue

That is so true, I walked around the whole time and gave birth standing up

I had a very long 3rd labour after cervical surgery and I wondered if that was the cause. it makes sense to me that scarring on the cervix would take longer to efface but you can never know I guess.

I got there in the end and had a normal delivery so it is possible. I have heard of others who have very quick labours after that treatment as well so it must go both ways.

Ihave never had surgery on my cervix, so had wondered how there could be damage there! I was at home for the first 12 hours, very mobile, then arrived at the hospital and was 5cm dilated already, and that's the way it stayed for the remainder of the labour, quite mobiel in hospital until I got too tired.

www.drjasonabbott.com.au/pdfs/Ashermans%20Syndrome.pdf just read this article, makes for interesting reading