Cervical collagen is reduced in non-pregnant women with a history of cervical insufficiency and a short cervix.
Iben SundtoftJens Langhoff-RoosPuk SandagerSteffen SommerNiels UldbjergPublished in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2017)
Both cervical insufficiency and a short cervix in the second trimester of pregnancy are associated with low cervical collagen concentrations in a non-pregnant state more than one year after pregnancy.