HI, IN 2000 I HAD A CONE BIOPSY AND WAS TOLD BY MY GYNAE THAT I NOW HAD AN INCOMPETENT CERVIX AND WOULD THEREFORE NEED TO HAVE MY CERVIX STITCHED ANY TIME THAT I GOT PREGNANT. I HAVE HAD 2 CHILDREN AND 2 STITCHES AND ALL WENT WELL WITH BOTH. AM NOW PREGNANT AGAIN AND WAS DUE TO HAVE THE STITCH DONE TODAY IN HOSPITAL BUT FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I HAVE HAD A STRONG GUT FEELING SAYING 'DONT DO IT' SO A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I WENT ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT CONE BIOPSY DOES NOT = INCOMPETENT CERVIX. IT ONLY INCREASES THE RISK (STATISTICALLY BY 2%) SO YESTERDAY I WENT TO MY GYNAE AND CONFRONTED HER WITH THIS AND SHE CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS INDEED TRUE BUT... 'ISNT IT BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY' AFTER THROWING A MINI-FIT I DEMANDED AN ULTRASOUND, TRANS-VAGINAL ULTRASOUND AND DIGITAL CERVICAL STRESS TREST (NONE OF WHICH HAD EVER BEEN OFFERED TO ME B4) ALL OF THESE TESTS CAME BACK 'NORMAL' SHOWING NO SIGNS OF CERVICAL SHORTENING, FUNNELING, OR WEAKNESS - MY CERVICAL LENGTH IS 3.94CM! I AM ONLY 14 WEEKS SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE PROBLEM - IF THERE IS ONE - ARISES LATER IN PREGNANCY. MY GYNAE HAS NOW LEFT THE DECISION TO ME AND HAS SAID THAT SHE WILL SUPPORT ME WHATEVER I DECIDE. DO I, BASED ON THE STATISTICS AND YESTERDAY'S TEST RESULTS PROCEED WITHOUT THE STITCH OR IS IT BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY (THE STITCH CARRIES ITS OWN RISKS - STATISTICALLY 30% CHANCE OF INFECTION OR MISCARRIAGE) I AM SOOOOO CONFUSED AND FEEL A BIT LIKE I'VE BEEN TAKEN FOR A RIDE. ONE OTHER POINT TO MENTION MY GYNAE AND ALL ABOVE PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN DONE/ARE BEING DONE PRIVATELY.