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A '''vaginal dilator''' is an instrument used to gently stretch the [[vagina]] when it has become narrowed ([[vaginal stenosis]]), such as after [[brachytherapy]] for gynecologic cancers.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Miles T, Johnson N |title=Vaginal dilator therapy for women receiving pelvic radiotherapy |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=9 |issue= |pages=CD007291 |year=2014 |pmid=25198150 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD007291.pub3 |url=}}</ref>
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A vaginal dilator is an instrument used to gently stretch the vagina when it has become narrowed (vaginal stenosis), such as after brachytherapy for gynecologic cancers.[1]

References

  1. ^ Miles T, Johnson N (2014). "Vaginal dilator therapy for women receiving pelvic radiotherapy". Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 9: CD007291. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007291.pub3. PMID 25198150.