Abstract:Preterm birth and previous conisation of the cervix Sir, The paper from Ørtoft et al.1 demonstrates a hazard to future pregnancy proportional to the length of cervical canal excised at conisation. In the same issue, Van de Vijver et al. 2 further recommend that expectant management of all lesions should be considered in young women.We question, however, whether these findings are relevant to current UK practice.Measuring histological specimen size is difficult, and the technique of transport in saline, open… Show more
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