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Perineum

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The area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva (the labial opening to the vagina) in the female.

An episiotomy is a surgical procedure to widen the outlet of the birth canal to facilitate delivery of the baby and avoid a jagged rip of the perineum

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