Vaginal progesterone in risk reduction of preterm birth in women with short cervix in the midtrimester of pregnancy.

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Khandelwal M

Vaginal progesterone in risk reduction of preterm birth in women with short cervix in the midtrimester of pregnancy.

Int J Womens Health. 2012;4:481-90. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S28944. Epub 2012 Sep 14.

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Preterm birth is a major health problem for the neonate, family, country, and society in general. Despite many risk factors being identified for women destined to deliver preterm, short cervical length detected on transvaginal ultrasound is the most plausible, practical and sensitive risk factor for prediction of spontaneous preterm birth. The definition of short cervix has varied in various studies, but most commonly accepted is

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