Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3433051 American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2015 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
The following conclusions were reached: (1) application of ES rapidly produces softening and ripening of the cervix in pregnant and nonpregnant rats; (2) ES treatment does not produce early delivery; (3) the exact mechanism for ES ripening is not yet known; and (4) ES might be used clinically to ripen the cervix when needed.
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