{"id":49329,"date":"2020-10-13T05:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T05:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=49329"},"modified":"2023-09-14T06:04:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T06:04:30","slug":"colporrhaphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/colporrhaphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Colporrhaphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A surgical operation to stitch a prolapsed vagina.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Stitching of the vagina (by pleating) in order to reduce its laxity in cases of prolapse of the bladder (anterior colporrhaphy) or rectum (posterior colporrhaphy).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An operation designed to strengthen the pelvic floor in cases of prolapse of the uterus. 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