Cervical dilation (or cervical dilatation) is the opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, during childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion, or gynecological surgery. Cervical dilation may occur naturally, or may be induced surgically or medically.
Hegar dilators are dilators used to treat vaginismus and induce cervicaldilation, and for inflatable penile implant procedures, though for penile implants...
(see cervicaldilator), urethra, esophagus, or vaginal introitus. A pharmacological treatment used to induce dilation, such as cervicaldilation, vasodilation...
digital cervical exam and takes into consideration cervicaldilation, position, effacement, consistency of the cervix and fetal station. Cervicaldilation measures...
stretching the cervix with a series of dilators of increasing diameter. Misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy for cervicaldilation appears to facilitate an easier...
Dilation and evacuation (D&E) or dilatation and evacuation (British English) is the dilation of the cervix and surgical evacuation of the uterus (potentially...
Look up dilation, dilatation, dilate, or dilates in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dilation (or dilatation) may refer to: Cervicaldilation, the widening...
regular, begins when the cervicaldilation is more than 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in). The second phase of labor begins when the cervix has dilated to 10 cm (4 in), which...
be no palpable contraction in the uterine fundus and no cervical changes or cervicaldilation. Braxton Hicks contractions do not lead to birth. More concerning...
professional: Cervicaldilation in centimeters Cervical effacement as a percentage Cervical consistency by provider assessment/judgement Cervical position...
cases of cervical weakness, dilation and effacement of the cervix may occur without pain or uterine contractions. In a normal pregnancy, dilation and effacement...
gestational ages, and when cervicaldilation is greater. There are no absolute contraindications. The surgery is preceded by cervical preparation which may...
is fully dilated at 10 cm. This stage can further be divided into latent and active labor. The latent phase is defined by cervicaldilation of 0 to 6 cm...
complications rarely occur. Some sources may use the terms dilation and evacuation or "suction" dilation and curettage to refer to vacuum aspiration, although...
gestation. Osmotic dilators may also be used to achieve cervicaldilation prior to gynecology procedures, such as hysteroscopy or dilation and curettage of...
to descend. Full dilation is reached when the cervix has widened enough to allow passage of the baby's head, around 10 cm dilation for a term baby. A...
of paper. Relevant measurements might include statistics such as cervicaldilation, fetal heart rate, duration of labour and vital signs. In, 1954 Friedman...
more, surgical suture is used. Discouraged practices include manual cervicaldilation, any subcutaneous drain, or supplemental oxygen therapy with intent...
and dilation of the cervix, leading to detachment of the cervical mucus plug that seals the cervix during pregnancy and tearing of small cervical blood...
contractions, these contractions do not play a prominent role in cervicaldilation or the progression of childbirth. The hormone oxytocin has been identified...
or pink in color. It contains serous exudate, erythrocytes, leukocytes, cervical mucus and microorganisms. This stage continues until around the tenth day...
fertility signs: basal body temperature, cervical mucus, and cervical position. Systems relying exclusively on cervical mucus include the Billings Ovulation...
also known as drotaverin) is an antispasmodic drug, used to enhance cervicaldilation during childbirth and to relieve smooth muscle spasms in the gastrointestinal...
cause of the hematometra. Hematometra is usually treated by surgical cervicaldilation to drain the blood from the uterus. Other treatments target the underlying...
contractions, accompanied by changes of her cervix—primarily effacement and dilation. While childbirth is widely experienced as painful, some women do report...
The first stage involves latent phase and active phase separated by the dilation of the cervix for 6 to 10 cm. The second stage is the pushing stage. The...
thinning of the lower uterine segment or contractions caused by cervicaldilation can increase the amount of stress placed on the placental attachment...