| publication name | A POSSIBLE IMMUNO-MODULATORY ACTION FOR CERVICAL CERCLAGE IN WOMEN AT RISK FOR PRETERM LABOR. |
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| Authors | Hany A. El-Klaf MD1 and Sahar A. Mohamed MD2. |
| year | 2018 |
| keywords | Preterm birth, Inflammatory cytokines, Cervical cerclage, Vaginal progesterone, Duration of pregnancy. |
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| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Objectives: To estimate and evaluate changes in cervico-vaginal fluid (CVF) content of interleukin (IL) 6 and 18 and granulocyte macrophage- colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in pregnant women with past history of preterm birth (PTB) underwent prophylactic cervical cerclage (CC), or vaginal progesterone (VP) or both. Patients & Methods: Baseline TVU was performed for estimation of cervical length (CL) and women had CL >25 were considered as Control group and women had CL25 mm and 169 women had CL