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Re: Does a perineoplasty also consist of removing the hymen?From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:48:15 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Kristy wrote: > >Good afternoon, > >I was trying to get some information about perineoplasty >b/c of this message that came off of a list that I belong >to for vulvodynia: "I'm having a perineoplasty. My >doc is removing the hymen and the irritated minor glands, >not the Bartholin's glands." > >What I'm wanting to know is if a perineoplasty also >consists of removing the hymen and the Bartholin's Glands? perineoplasty does not generally involve hymecectomy or removal of Bartholins, but for vulvodynia those 2 procedures may be included
>If not what is this girl talking about?
we generally call a perineoplasty any procedure to rebuild teh perineum,
the portion of hte pelvic floor between vaginal introitus and rectum
>
-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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