American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 497.e1-497.e6 , May 2010

Structural position of the posterior vagina and pelvic floor in women with and without posterior vaginal prolapse

Presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urogynecologic Society, Hollywood, FL, Sept. 24-26, 2009.

Received 6 July 2009 ,Revised 8 October 2009 ,Accepted 4 January 2010.

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 Cite this article as: Lewicky-Gaupp C, Yousuf A, Larson KA, et al. Structural position of the posterior vagina and pelvic floor in women with and without posterior vaginal prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;202:497.e1-6.

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 This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health through the Office for Research on Women's Health Specialized Center of Research on Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women's Health and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 1 P50 Grants HD044406 and R01 HD 38665.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00002-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.001

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 202, Issue 5 , Pages 497.e1-497.e6 , May 2010

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