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Episiotomy
An episiotomy is a cut in the lower portion of the vulva / vagina to enable a quicker delivery of a baby vaginally -.
Dr. Brad Douglas reviewed this
26 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 46-year old asked:
Episiotomy hurts bad. Help!?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why would an episiotomy be needed?
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A 26-year old asked:
Can I refuse to get an episiotomy?
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A 41-year old asked:
Where is an episiotomy usually done?
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A 30-year old asked:
How does an episiotomy look afterwards?
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A 48-year old asked:
Are routine episiotomies done anywhere?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Episiotomy which came undone after a week?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do they know when to cut an episiotomy?
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A member asked:
How common is it for someone to need an episiotomy?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: episiotomy?
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A 45-year old asked:
How long will it take to recovery from an episiotomy?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is an episiotomy harder to recover from or easier than if you rip?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I just had an episiotomy with my 1st child will it be likely that they will have to cut me again?
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A 38-year old asked:
With my last baby I had a midline episiotomy, but still tore badly. What are the chances of a tear again?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I feel some stretching at my episiotomy site after 50 days of delivery. What can I do to get relief from that.
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A 40-year old asked:
What to do if I had a episiotomy 21 years ago.now it stays raw and bleeds. does anyone else have this problem.?
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am about to deliver my first child I am really nervous will they have to do an episiotomy will I know when to push?
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A 21-year old asked:
Stitch thread hanging recent episiotomy?
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A 41-year old asked:
Why do some doctors still do an episiotomy?
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A 40-year old asked:
Do they have to take out yur stitches from episiotomy?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the current scientific thought about episiotomies?
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A 32-year old female asked:
How do obgyns decide to perform an episiotomy? Are natural tears always worse?
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A 43-year old asked:
I asked them to not cut me, but now I have episiotomy stitches. I am upset. What do I say?
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A 36-year old asked:
How can I prevent an episiotomy?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is the episiotomy done for evry normal vaginal delivary?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it normal for an episiotomy scar to hurt after 6 years?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it mandatory to do episiotomy in normal vaginal delivary?
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A 44-year old asked:
How long do I have to stay away from water if I had episiotomy?
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A 20-year old female asked:
How long after an episiotomy can one become sexually active again?
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A member asked:
What are the signs of infection that I should be looking for after an episiotomy?
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