Sometimes articles we write trigger intriguing discussions in the newsroom. That happened after I wrote "In memory of a lost son" (East Oregonian, 04/22/10).
While doing a precede story about today’s March for Babies, Melissa Hays said the reason her and her husband, Shawn, lost their first-born son was due to cervical incompetence. When she said this I kind of tilted my head sideways.
“That really is the medical terminology,” she said.
Associate Publisher Kathryn Brown, who previously worked as a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner, left me a voice mail saying the term "cervical incompetence" should be changed.
Think about it, when men have medical problems related to their family jewels, it’s called erectile dysfunction. Why not penile incompetence? The female condition that causes the cervix to weaken could instead be called cervical dysfunction.
I sent a Facebook message to Melissa and she concurs.
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