Is a urinary tract infection dangerous for women with a cerclage?
On One Hand: Dangers of CerclageCervical cerclage entails some risk of infection to the cervix and injury to the bladder, according to the Encyclopedia of Surgery. Injury might trigger inflammation. Moreover, inflammation can arise in urinary-tract tissues even in the absence of germs, notes the book “Understanding Pathophysiology, Second Edition,” by Sue Huether and Kathryn McCance.On the Other: Primary Danger Is Not CerclageRegarding infections, none can arise except from germs, notes the book “Microbiology, Fifth Edition,” by Jacquelyn G. Black, Ph.D. A cerclage-encircling tissues with ligatures, wires or loops does not in itself entail germs, according to Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary.Bottom LineWhether or not a woman has a cerclage, any urinary tract infection poses dangers, possibly including kidney damage. The components of cerclage in themselves cannot cause an infection. If, however, they contain germs, the germs may spread from the cervix to the urinary tract then cau
