Print By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment April 25, 2023 Print Related Cervical cerclage Associated Procedures Amniocentesis MRI Pelvic exam Ultrasound Show more associated procedures Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy Assortment Women's Health Products from Mayo Clinic Store Show more products and services from Mayo Clinic Incompetent cervixSymptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatment Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20373818 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Incompetent cervix