WOOD APPLE - A NOVEL 'BIO' PESSARY

Vaginal foreign bodies are common in children, but are quite rare in adults. This is the case report of a foreign body inserted into the vagina with the intention of reducing a pelvic organ prolapse. A 65 year old lady presented to our hospital with history of white discharge per vagina for 6 months. She had history of four normal home deliveries by traditional birth attendant (TBA). On pelvic examination, a sphere shaped foreign body was found in the upper part of vagina. Under anaesthesia, the foreign body was removed successfully from the vagina using outlet forceps. The foreign body was a wood apple, measuring about 6x6 cm in diameter which the lady had inserted into her vagina to act like a vaginal pessary in order to reduce the uterovaginal prolapse which she had developed 10 years ago.