Suture type used for perineal injury repair and sexual function: a randomised controlled trial.

The type of suture used to repair perineal injury may be associated with this healing process and subsequent sexual function. This study aims to assess whether the suture technique used (continuous or interrupted) has an impact on a woman's sexual function following childbirth. A single-blind randomised clinical trial was conducted with primiparous women who had experienced a perineal injury during childbirth.

[Vaccination against the human papilloma virus. Social and health implications in Spain].

Secondary prevention of cervical cancer is carried out by means of screening programs. The possibility of primary prevention by means of a vaccination has been a reality since mid-2006. Two vaccinations exist; one tetravalent and the other bivalent.