Abstract
Vaginal dilator therapy is used to increase vaginal length for vaginal agenesis, to
increase vaginal width for vaginal narrowing, and to prevent or treat stenosis after
vaginal surgery. Although it is an effective therapy, many reproductive health providers
have had little training on how to guide patients through this therapy. The purpose
of this review is to educate providers on how to assess patient readiness and how
to support patients through the process of vaginal dilation.
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Published online: May 12, 2019
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© 2019 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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- Vaginal Dilator Therapy: Further Suggestions for ProvidersJournal of Pediatric and Adolescent GynecologyVol. 33Issue 3
- PreviewWe have read the article entitled “Vaginal dilator therapy: a guide for providers for assessing readiness and supporting patients through the process successfully” by Amies Oelschlager and Debiec, published in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.1 We would like to congratulate the authors for their useful article and make our own contribution by providing further suggestions for clinical practice with Mayer−Rokitansky−Küster−Hauser patients.
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