Association between cervical conization and pregnancy outcomes: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Cervical conization is the standard treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. However, its effects on pregnancy outcomes remain controversial. Using data from the Korean National Health Insurance System, this population-based retrospective cohort study evaluated the relationship between cervical conization and adverse pregnancy outcomes between 2006 and 2022. Altogether, 199,826 singleton primiparous women aged 19 years or older were included, of whom 18,602 had undergone conization prior to pregnancy. The adjusted odds ratios for obstetric complications were estimated using multivariable logistic regression. Conization was associated with an elevated risk of cervical incompetence (adjusted odds ratios [aOR] 3.15; 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.01-3.30), preterm labor (aOR 1.44), p

SUBMITTER: Kim WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12912565 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature