Cervical Stenosis
Cervical stenosis is a cervical canal too narrow or too scarred for fluid to pass through. It is one form of cervical factor infertility. The most common cause is scarring after a cervical procedure, such as a biopsy. Infection, surgery and, rarely, a canal narrow from birth can also cause it.
A narrow canal blocks two directions at once. Sperm cannot reach the uterus. Menstrual blood cannot leave it easily, which brings cramping with little flow. In infertility series the diagnosis sits beside male factor infertility, blocked tubes and uterine anomalies as a known cause.1
It is also a mechanical problem with a mechanical answer. Opening the canal can restore the passage, so naming the stenosis changes the plan.
Cited in this entry
- Cheesman KL, Cheesman SD, Chatterton RT Jr, Cohen MR. Alterations in progesterone metabolism and luteal function in infertile women with endometriosis. Fertility and Sterility. 1983. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6226540/
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