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Is Abortion Safe While Having Incompetent Cervix And Retroverted Uterus?
I am 34 years old and 10 weeks pregnant. I have an incompetent cervix (required cerclage to carry my son to term), a retroverted uterus and hr Negative Blood Factor. I had an abortion in 2001 and the doctor strongly recommended that I do not have an abortion again. I would like to continue my pregnancy but my boyfriend has some doubts. Considering these factors, would a doctor recommend that is safe to perform an abortion?
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
Hallow Dear,
After reading your history, I would like to inform you that incompetent cervix is not a contraindication for abortion. In fact, if your cervix is not sutured after 14 weeks, you will loose this pregnancy.
However, considering that you are Rh - ve woman, you should not undergo abortion as the chances of isoimmunization are quite high. If your blood develops substantial amount of antibodies to the Rh +ve blood, then you will not be in a position to have any successful pregnancy in future, or you may require continuous monitoring with required interventions to take the pregnancy to the term and have a live child. Then also, the child does carry risk of neonatal complications like blood destruction leading to jaundice.
If at all, you undergo abortion, you should take Rh anti-gammaglobulin injection to prevent your blood producing anti Rh antibodies.
I hope you get the proper message.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
After reading your history, I would like to inform you that incompetent cervix is not a contraindication for abortion. In fact, if your cervix is not sutured after 14 weeks, you will loose this pregnancy.
However, considering that you are Rh - ve woman, you should not undergo abortion as the chances of isoimmunization are quite high. If your blood develops substantial amount of antibodies to the Rh +ve blood, then you will not be in a position to have any successful pregnancy in future, or you may require continuous monitoring with required interventions to take the pregnancy to the term and have a live child. Then also, the child does carry risk of neonatal complications like blood destruction leading to jaundice.
If at all, you undergo abortion, you should take Rh anti-gammaglobulin injection to prevent your blood producing anti Rh antibodies.
I hope you get the proper message.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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