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4- Round ligament (weak support)

B) MUSCULAR SUPPORTS:

1- Public floor muscles (levator ani& coccygus muscle)

2- Superficial & deep perineal muscles.

C) FACIAL SUPPORTS:

1- Pubic floor fascia

2- Fatty tissue condensation around uterine vessels

Educational video about genital prolapse:

https://youtu.be/4tbTAnp2S5o?t=24
Degrees of Uterine prolapse

1- First degree: The external os of the cervix descends below the level of the

ischial spines when the patient stands or strains but does not protrude from the
vagina.

2- Second degree: The cervix but not the whole uterus protrudes from the vagina

on standing or straining.

3- Third degree: The whole uterus is prolapsed outside the vagina.

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