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Vaginal hysterectomy is recommended over other variants where possible for women with benign diseases. [71] [72] [83] Vaginal hysterectomy was shown to be superior to LAVH and some types of laparoscopic surgery causing fewer short- and long-term complications, more favorable effect on sexual experience with shorter recovery times and fewer costs.
“Before the 2000s, women having a hysterectomy would most often have their ovaries removed, too,” says Tang. And as recently as 2008, 50 percent of hysterectomies also included removing the ...
The Mosie Baby Kit is now the only FDA-cleared over-the-counter kit for intravaginal insemination (IVI). IVI is a reproductive procedure that involves placing semen in a woman's vagina in an ...
The vaginal cuff is the upper portion of the vagina that opens up into the peritoneum and is sutured shut after the removal of the cervix and uterus during a hysterectomy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The vaginal cuff is created by suturing together the edges of the surgical site where the cervix was attached to the vagina.
The operation to remove vaginal tissue will typically happen with at the same time as a colostomy and a abdominoperineal resection in which a portion of the colon is rediverted into a colostomy bag and the rectum is removed. A partial vaginectomy leaves much of the muscles in the vagina intact and can be followed by a vaginal reconstruction ...
Intravaginal administration is a route of administration where the substance is applied inside the vagina. Pharmacologically, it has the potential advantage to result in effects primarily in the vagina or nearby structures (such as the vaginal portion of cervix) with limited systemic adverse effects compared to other routes of administration ...
A septate hymen occurs when there is an extra band of tissue in the middle of the vaginal opening, causing two small holes, instead of one (it kind of looks like a nostril).
Vaginal bleeding generally diminishes gradually over about two weeks after a medical abortion, but in individual cases spotting can last up to 45 days. [44] Emergency surgical or medical interventions for prolonged bleeding may be considered based on how the patient feels and if the bleeding seems to be getting better.