Genital hiatus

The genital hiatus is an anthopometric measure of the vulva defined as the distance between the urethral meatus and the posterior margin of the hymen.[1][2]

The measure is part of the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system (POPQ).[3] High genital hiatus distance is correlated with greater likelihood of pelvic organ prolapse.[1][4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 Handa, Victoria L.; Blomquist, Joan L.; Carroll, Megan K.; Muñoz, Alvaro (2021-02-01). "Genital Hiatus Size and the Development of Prolapse Among Parous Women". Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 27 (2): e448–e452. doi:10.1097/SPV.0000000000000960. ISSN 2154-4212. PMC 7855465. PMID 33109929.
  2. ↑ Haylen, Bernard T.; Maher, Christopher F.; Barber, Matthew D.; Camargo, Sérgio; Dandolu, Vani; Digesu, Alex; Goldman, Howard B.; Huser, Martin; Milani, Alfredo L.; Moran, Paul A.; Schaer, Gabriel N.; Withagen, Mariëlla I.J. (February 2016). "An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) / International Continence Society (ICS) Joint Report on the Terminology for Female Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP): International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)". Neurourology and Urodynamics. 35 (2): 137–168. doi:10.1002/nau.22922. PMID 26749391.
  3. ↑ Persu, C.; Chapple, C. R.; Cauni, V.; Gutue, S.; Geavlete, P. (2011). "Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q) - a new era in pelvic prolapse staging". Journal of Medicine and Life. 4 (1): 75–81. ISSN 1844-122X. PMC 3056425. PMID 21505577.
  4. ↑ Nemeth, Zoltan; Farkas, Nelli; Farkas, Balint (2020-10-01). "Can we define excess vaginal space? - Genital hiatus size and prolapse severity are correlated with cube pessary size". European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 253: 61–64. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.07.046. ISSN 0301-2115. PMID 32791394.
  5. ↑ Rosett, Heather A.; Allshouse, Amanda A.; Nygaard, Ingrid E.; Hill, A. Jolyn; Swenson, Carolyn W. (2023-04-11). "Association Between Genital Hiatus Size 8 Weeks Postpartum and Pelvic Organ Prolapse 1 Year After the First Vaginal Delivery". Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 29 (11): 865–871. doi:10.1097/SPV.0000000000001354. ISSN 2771-1897. PMC 11196103. PMID 37093569.


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