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Symptoms Incompetent Cervix
Sometimes premature effacement (shortening of the vaginal portion of the
The weakness can result from a number of conditions, most due to prior injury to the cervix or resulting from an inherited physical condition of the cervix.
When the cervix is damaged, it cannot hold the weight of the
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