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Vaginal vault prolapse

Vaginal vault prolapse can occur following the surgical removal of the uterus, or hysterectomy.

(The first illustration shows where the uterus was before it was removed.) When the top of the vagina loses the support of the uterus, it often sags or drops into the vaginal canal.

Primary Medical Reviewer Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH
- Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer R. Hugh Gorwill, MD
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Last Updated October 25, 2006

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Last Updated: October 25, 2006
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