A Foreign Body in Vagina - Unambiguous Elixir Still Practiced for Prolapse

Dr. Shrinivas Gadappa, Dr. Rupali Gaikwad, Dr. Yogeshwari Chavan, Dr. Shreya Patil, Dr. Pawan Kokare, Dr. Rajani Kadam, Dr. Snehal Umbarkar

Abstract: Vaginal foreign bodies present in female patients of all ages and at wide range of healthcare settings. [1]Post menopausal women rarely present with foreign body in the vagina [2]. Main age group coming with complaints of foreign body in vagina ispediatric age group. [3] Uterovaginal prolapse is very common in multiparous old age women which has definitive treatment, but not all women get access to healthcare system either because of low socioeconomic status or due to lack of awareness about the treatment or lack of concern to the family members. Here is a case of 75yrspost menopausal woman tried to insert a foreign body in vagina as a panacea for uterovaginal prolapse.

Keywords: foreign body in vagina, uterovaginal prolapse, post menopausal women, health care system, lack of awareness