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01-10-2016 | Letter to the Editor

A comment about the quantitative analysis of normal vaginal shape and dimension

Authors: Ângelo do Carmo Silva Matthes, Gustavo Zucca Matthes

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 10/2016

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In January 2016, the International Urogynecology Journal published online an interesting paper by Luo et al. [1] reporting a quantitative analysis of the variation in normal vaginal shape, axis, and size assessed by magnetic resonance (MRI). The authors stated that the large variations observed were not explained by height, body mass index, or other demographic variables and warned that these variations may have implications for reconstructive perineal surgery, vaginal delivery, and surgical product design [1]. …

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Matthes ACS, Zucca-Matthes G. Measurement of vaginal flexibility and its involvement in the sexual health of women. J Women’s Health Care. 2016;5:302. doi:10.4172/2167-0420.1000302.

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Matthes ACS, Zucca-Matthes G. Description of a medical condition: RSVS - Relative short vagina syndrome. RBSH. 2012;23:31–8. Online exclusive access at the SBRASH site: http://www.sbrash.org.br/revistas/sobre-a-rbsh.ISSN: 2236–0530.

Nascu PC, Vilos GA, Ettler HC, Abu-Rafea B, Hollet-Caines J, Ahmad R. Histopathologic findings on uterosacral ligaments in women with chronic pelvic pain and visually normal pelvis at laparoscopy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2006;13:201–4. doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2006.02.002.CrossRefPubMed

Title: A comment about the quantitative analysis of normal vaginal shape and dimension
Authors: Ângelo do Carmo Silva Matthes
Gustavo Zucca Matthes
Publication date: 01-10-2016
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-016-3094-5

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