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Vaginal Foreign Body

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Vaginal Foreign Body Definition

Common names:

Diaphragm Stuck in the Vagina
Foreign Body Vagina
Foreign Object in the Vagina
Object in the Vagina
Retained Object in the Vagina
Tampon Lodged in the Vagina
Tampon Stuck in the Vagina
Vaginal Foreign Body

A woman with a vaginal foreign body has an object lodged in the vagina.

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Related Topics:

Vaginal discharge
Vaginal injury
Vaginal pain
Vaginitis
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Vaginal discharge
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Last Updated: Sep 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Vaginal Foreign Body References:

Kurzel RB, Chaudhuri G, Hall D. Management of a vaginal foreign body. Ann Emerg Med. 1981 Sep;10(9):492-3.
Paradise JE, Willis ED. Probability of vaginal foreign body in girls with genital complaints. Am J Dis Child. 1985 May;139(5):472-6.
Simon DA, Berry S, Brannian J, Hansen K. Recurrent, purulent vaginal discharge associated with longstanding presence of a foreign body and vaginal stenosis. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2003 Dec;16(6):361-3.
Stricker T, Navratil F, Sennhauser FH. Vaginal foreign bodies. J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 Apr;40(4):205-7.