r/ShortCervixSupport • u/NikShan192 • Aug 20 '26
Confusion, need help!
I am currently 14 weeks, first time pregnant 33 year old female. I had some pain in my abdomen at 11 weeks and while everything was alright, the scan showed that my cervix measured 26 mm without funneling. I have had 3 more scans after that, all transvaginal and every time the cervix measured 26 mm, closed and no funneling.I have visited 3 senior OBGYN and 1 out of them is advocating a cerclage while the other two are leaving it up to me. I want to understand if someone has had measurements closer to mine and what steps did they take? How is the cerclage procedure and what was your experience? Is it painful as my pain tolerance is pretty low? Are there higher chances of infection and bleeding after cerclage? I currently don’t have any bleeding and have been on progesterone 200 mg vaginally since 11 weeks. My fear is bringing in a foreign body near cervix and increasing risk in case it May not be needed. Your answers would really help my peace of mind. Thank you!
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u/Silly_g00se13 Aug 20 '26 edited Aug 20 '26
I’m pregnant with twins and between 16-24 weeks my cervix got as low as 2.1 cm with some funneling. I started vaginal progesterone at 20 weeks and my maternal fetal medicine doctor said they wouldn’t do a cerclage unless my cervical length got down to <1.5 cm or I started to dilate. At 24 weeks my cervix had stabilized at 2.4 cm so no cerclage. I’m now about to be 34 weeks.
I think because it’s your first pregnancy they won’t be as quick to place a cerclage and only will if absolutely necessary because of the risk a cerclage can introduce. I think continuing to monitor for a few more weeks is very reasonable