Background: There is a lack of research reporting on the physical and emotional experiences of women who sustain severe perineal trauma (third and fourth degree tears). When the researcher ...

[13] In this study, 81.4% of the parturients had perineal lacerations, compared to 71.4% in the previous study; however, the severity of trauma was reduced (17.5% second-degree laceration in this ...

The investigators found that 15 of the teenagers had a history of perineal trauma, and 6 had suffered penile injury or undergone penile surgery. Only 25 had been subject to vascular assessment in ...

Perineal tears are also called vaginal tears or perineal lacerations. After a third- or fourth-degree perineal tear or another complex birth injury, our urogynecologists can help treat your symptoms ...