Re: vaginal tears and incontinence

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I guess that internet address I posted in my previous message somehow got reformatted during the posting process. This should work:

Go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/ and type in 10190670 in the search box. That should take you to an article titled, "Prior third- or fourth-degree perineal tears and recurrence risks."

- Melissa

At Thu, 29 Jun 2000, patty wrote: >
>My first child weighed 9lb. 4 oz. and after pushing for 3 hrs the doc
>practically ripped him from me. I suffered 3rd degree tears and anal
>incontinence for several months. It took my a good 6 months to feel
>better. My question is wouldnt a c-section be better than this? I am
>scared to conceive again ( although we are trying) because of the pain
>and long lasting effects of the tears. I think I would like to have a
>c-section on #2 because my friends who had c-sections got better a lot
>quicker than I did. Is asking for a c-section inappropriate, I just
>dont want to have long term problems with my rectum. Can anyone answer
>this embarrasing question? THANKS

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