{"title":"Preventing Anal Sphincter Tears During Delivery. An Update from Scandinavia","authors":"J. Pirhonen","doi":"10.33552/WJGWH.2018.01.000513","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A common outcome of vaginal delivery is perineal trauma. The most serious among these injuries are thirdand fourthdegree lacerations or obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Studies have reported that 30–50% of women with these lacerations experience anal incontinence. Symptoms of anal incontinence may affect a woman’s social, psychological, and sexual life; moreover, a previous anal sphincter injury can increase the risk of recurrence in subsequent deliveries. Therefore, it is important to prevent these injuries.","PeriodicalId":87379,"journal":{"name":"World journal of gynecology & womens health","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"World journal of gynecology & womens health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.33552/WJGWH.2018.01.000513","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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A common outcome of vaginal delivery is perineal trauma. The most serious among these injuries are thirdand fourthdegree lacerations or obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Studies have reported that 30–50% of women with these lacerations experience anal incontinence. Symptoms of anal incontinence may affect a woman’s social, psychological, and sexual life; moreover, a previous anal sphincter injury can increase the risk of recurrence in subsequent deliveries. Therefore, it is important to prevent these injuries.