Probability of Vaginal Foreign Body in Girls With Genital Complaints

Vaginal foreign bodies

“…Vaginal bleeding and blood‐stained and foul‐smelling discharge are considered the main clinical manifestations of vaginal foreign body 3,5 , 7,11 . The present study shows that the vast majority of patients (91%) had these anamnestic features and/or recall of insertion of a foreign body and/or visualization or palpation of the foreign body in physical examination.…”

“…Genital complaints in girls could indicate the presence of a vaginal foreign object. There are only a handful of papers, mostly single case studies, published on this topic 1−4 . Vaginal bleeding and blood‐stained, foul‐smelling discharge are considered to be the main clinical manifestations of vaginal foreign bodies 5 , and toilet tissue reported as the most commonly found foreign body 6 .…”

Vaginal foreign body in childhood: A multidisciplinary approach

“…Intravaginal foreign bodies are reported to be present in 4% of girls less than 13 years of age presenting in outpatient hospital clinics with genitourinary complaints. 4 In another study, Capraro concluded that the incidence of vaginal foreign bodies among premenarcheal girls with bloody discharge was 10%. 5 Stricker et al reported that half (49%) of the girls with vaginal foreign bodies had presented with vaginal bleeding or with bloodstained vaginal discharge, and almost 20% with abdominal pain.…”

Vaginal foreign body in a 6 year old girl: a game for the child but a challenge for the gynaecologist

“…Although foreign body in the vagina has been described both in adults and children, it's possibility is observed more in children. According to the studies by Di Miliago et al, 4 Paradise et al, 1 Deligeoroglou et al, 5 4%-5% of all prepubertal girls who visit gynecological outdoor for some problem had complains related to foreign body in the vagina. In another study by Capraro VJ et al, the incidence of foreign body in the vagina was found to be 10% in the prepubertal girls presenting with bloody discharge.…”

“…A variety of foreign bodies in the vagina like safety pins, hair pins, buttons, grains or a piece of toilet paper has been described in the literatures. 1,2 They usually present with recurrent, blood stained, foul smelling discharge that may be associated with vulval and vaginal inflammation. 3 Diagnosis may require just a careful examination of the vagina or sometimes a plain radiograph, ultrasound or MRI scan done for some other reason may raise the suspicion of a foreign body.…”