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Genital Prolapse

Definition:

Prolapse means descent of a genital organ below its normal position

Types :

A) True uterine prolapse.

B) False uterine prolapse

A ) True Uterine Prolapse Consisted of :

1- Uterine prolapse

2- Vaginal prolapse

3- Combined vaginal& uterine prolapse. May be uterovaginal or vaginouterine.

B ) False uterine Prolapsed :

Occurred due to elongation of vaginal portion of the cervix which is usually

congenital

Uterine Support.

A) LIGAMENTARY SUPPORTS

1- Machenrodet’s ligament

2- Utero-sacral ligament

3- Pubo-cervical ligament

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