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• TITLE: Bizarre Foreign Objects in the Genital Tract—Our Experience and Review of Literature

  AUTHORS: Sankhwar Pushplata, Misra Devyani, Jaiswar Shyam Pyari, Sujata Deo

  KEYWORDS: Foreign Bodies, Vaginal Discharge, Post Coital Bleeding

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.4 No.7, May 30, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Foreign objects in the genital tract are commonly encountered by clinicians in all age groups. Patients may or may not be aware of its presence in the body. Usually presenting as offensive vaginal discharge, rare misplacement of these objects may result in fatal complications. Detailed history and clinical examination are central to diagnosis although imaging modalities may be required in misplaced objects. Proper management can prevent morbidity and mortality resulting from complications. Presented here is a series of three cases where patients presenting with varied complaints were diagnosed with genital foreign bodies and managed.