Giving Birth After Vaginoplasty

After having Vaginoplasty, how long must she wait before being ready to give birth? Can she deliver normally after having Vaginoplasty?

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2 Doctor Answers | Asked by lonely_girl24 in UAE

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Vaginoplasty and pregnancy or birth

This is an unusual question. Typically patients undergo elective vaginoplasty after completion of childbirth. Rarely does someone need a vaginoplasty for reconstructive purposes but it is an unintended consequence of rectocoele or cystocoele repairs. So, to answer your question, don't have a vaginoplasty, if you are planning on childbirth in the near future. If, you have become pregnant after vaginoplasty, then proceed with the pregnancy. IT may need to be repaired after the pregnancy I... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Not sure how you can delay child birth

If you mean delaying pregnancy, It does not matter. You wil need another repair after child birth. The reason for the repair is to repair torn muscle and this will happen again if it happened before.