Cervical exams... and DTD
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Cervical exams... and DTD
| Mon, 07-04-2011 - 1:32pm |
I found myself thinking about something this weekend... On Friday, I had a need for a simple cervical check (well I thought it was a simple thing - apparently when they check for membranes leaking they only do that at the hospital), and I got stuck going to L&D and they have a protocal that requires putting you on the EFM - silly given that I was not having active contractions at the moment and I just wanted to make certain I was not leaking
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But I did have this same question pass through my mind the other day. I really don't know, but I hypothesized that while DTD since your cervix moves higher and the vaginal canal elongates (as part of arousal) that perhaps there is decreased risk of contamination ... and of course the fluids are sterile.
Wow! She broke her water on purpose? Wow.
The only question I really have an answer to is why DTD can sometimes cause labor. According to everything I've ever read, semen can cause the cervix to thin which can sometimes lead to labor...although I tried it with both of my past pregnancies and it never did a thing ; )