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Pessary
Pessary Rubber or plastic device that is inserted through the vagina to help hold the uterus in place in women who have prolapse of the uterus.
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Vagina
The tube that forms the passage between the cervix/uterus and the vulva. It receives the penis during sexual intercourse and serves as the delivery passage for birth and for menstrual flow.
Uterus
The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops.
Prolapse
A condition that occurs when a body part slips from its normal position.
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Related to the perineum.
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Infection of the peritoneum.
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Anemia caused by a lack of vitamin B12.
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Pain or discomfort felt by an amputee in the area of the missing limb.
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Placenta previa
Abnormal location of the placenta in the lower part of the uterus, near or over the cervix.
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