Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 - After reading the explanation/medical description you found – I totally agree with you. For all I know this may have had something to do with my pudendal nerve compression many, many years later. nne From: VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On Behalf Of Rosen Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 11:23 PM To: VulvarDisorders Subject: [sPAM] Re: Re: Ora/Surgeons/Birth The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists only this year came out with a strongly worded statement to confirm what women have known for a long time - that routine episiotomy (in the absence of fetal distress and an urgent need to get the baby out faster) harms women, in the short term, through a more painful recovery and in the long term, by permanently changing the pelvic floor musculature, causing painful sex, chronic pain, and overtightness or weakness of the muscles, potentially leading to a whole host of other problems. Episiotomy is by definition a cut into the pelvic floor muscle. Wish I'd known enough to steer clear of my scissors happy OB/GYN 10 years ago. When the second baby came, I did. I went to a midwife, I was allowed to have my perineum stretch as the midwife assisted it through massage and I had only a small tear and a much easier recovery, all this while delivering a baby a pound larger than my first. Simply put, there is rarely a justification for this barbaric procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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