THE EFFECT OF OXYTOCICS ON THE HUMAN CERVIX DURING MIDTRIMESTER PREGNANCY
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Vol. 83 (10), 780-785
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00744.x
Abstract
Observations of the effects of oxytocics on the human pregnant cervix have been made in vivo using a double open ended catheter technique. Prostaglandin E, prostaglandin F2alpha and oxytocin had similar but no specific effects upon the intracervical canal pressure; ergometrine caused contractions of the cervix. The significance of these findings is discussed in relation to cervical rupture and cervico-vaginal fistulae that have been reported following second trimester abortion induced with prostaglandins.Keywords
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