Kerckoff VHH, Aranda MA, Aguilar AL

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26 year old patient, gravida: 4, para: 0, abortions: 3, C-sections: 0, apparently healthy, gynecological history: 3 consecutive late abortions, the first one at 22 weeks, the second one at 18 and the last one at 16 weeks gestation, painless, no vaginal bleeding.

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2. 2.- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Cervical insufficiency. Washington (DC): ACOG practice bulletin 2003;48:9.

3. 3.- Iams JD, Goldenberg RL, Meis PJ, et al. Length of the cervix and risk of spontaneous premature delivery. N Engl J Med 1996;334:567-73.