The shape of your patient's cervical os is bilateral transverse, which indicates
a. normal findings. c. multiple deliveries.
b. cervical tears from rapid childbirth. d. nulliparity.
B
In the nulliparous woman, the os is small and either round or oval. In the parous woman who has had a vaginal delivery, the os is a horizontal slit. These are normal findings. A unilateral transverse, bilateral transverse, stellate, or irregular cervical os is abnormal. Possible causes include cervical tears that have occurred during rapid second-stage childbirth delivery, forceps delivery, and trauma.
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