A 30-year-old member asked:
I had cryotherapy and found out i'm pregnant will baby be ok?
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Dr. Christopher Powersanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 25 years experience
Absolutely: Cryotherapy, a procedure i assume was used with you to destroy abnormal cells on your cervix, simply and literally causes frostbite on the cells affected. No chemicals or radiation that could have deleterious effects on your baby are used. The only problem is it could (but apparently didn't) trigger contractions, but is much more likely to occur if the procedure takes place later in pregnancy.
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Dr. Edward Evansanswered
Neonatology 20 years experience
Almost always: While nothing in life is guaranteed, assuming the cryo was successful, it generally does not affect the integrity of the cervix and you should be able to successfully carry a pregnancy.
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Dr. Nikolaos Zachariasanswered
Maternal-Fetal Medicine 28 years experience
Yes.: Hopefully this was done early in pregnancy (if you did not realize you were pregnant); if so you should expect the "all-or-nothing" rule to apply, meaning that since you have not miscarried all should go well. Cryotherapy later in pregnancy (>24 weeks) is contraindicated because it triggers cervical inflammation that could lead to preterm birth (therapy can wait until after birth usually).
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