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Episiotomía - Risks

Riesgos:

Muchos estudios han encontrado que el procedimiento no ofrece ningún beneficio en los partos de rutina y no hay ninguna evidencia para sugerir que mejora la función sexual de una mujer. También se ha encontrado que las mujeres a quienes se les practica una episiotomía tienen más dolor relacionado con la relación sexual después del embarazo y tardan más en reanudar la actividad sexual después del parto.

Si se hace un corte para episiotomía, hay más probabilidad de que se vaya a convertir en una ruptura más grande o incluso que se extienda hacia los músculos alrededor del recto, lo cual puede llevar a problemas posteriores para controlar los gases y, algunas veces, la heces. Cuando no se realiza ninguna episiotomía y simplemente se deja que la mujer se desgarre, es menos probable que estos problemas sucedan.

Los riesgos adicionales abarcan:

Sangrado
Hematomas
Incontinencia
Infección
Hinchazón

Episiotomía - Serie

Reviewed last on: 9/2/2009
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Hartmann K, Viswanathan M, Palmieri R, Gartlehner G, Thorp J Jr, Lohr KN. Outcomes of routine episiotomy: a systematic review. JAMA. 2005;293(17):2141-2148.

American College of Obstetricians-Gynecologists. Episiotomy. Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists. ACOG Practice Bulletin. 2006;71.

Carroli G, Mignini L. Episiotomy for vaginal birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009;1:CD000081.

Frankman EA, Wang L, Bunker CH, Lowder JL. Episiotomy in the United States: has anything changed? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009;200:573.e1-573.e7.

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