Short cervix
I’m currently 23 weeks pregnant and really anxious about my situation. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone with a similar experience.
At around 16 weeks, my cervical length was about 3 cm. A month later it was around the same. Now at 22–23 weeks, it shortened to 2.4 - 2.7. And now st 23 it was 2.7-2.8
My cervix is still closed and I don’t have contractions. I’m currently taking progesterone.
I had a previous pregnancy loss at 18 weeks due to PPROM (my water broke suddenly).
Because of my history and the shortening trend, my doctor is recommending a cervical cerclage as a preventive step, saying it might reduce the risk of preterm birth. However, I’m really scared of the procedure and also scared of not doing it.
I’ve had different measurements depending on the scan and whether pressure was applied, which makes the decision even more confusing for me.
I feel stuck between:
* doing cerclage for prevention, or
* continuing progesterone + close monitoring
Has anyone had a similar cervical length trend or history and decided for or against cerclage? What was your outcome?
Thank you so much for reading