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Brylyaeva A.E.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Buyanova S.N.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yudina N.V.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Krasnopolskaya I.V.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fedorina S.I.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Peculiarities of genital prolapses in old age

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Brylyaeva A.E., Buyanova S.N., Yudina N.V., Krasnopolskaya I.V., Fedorina S.I.

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Brylyaeva AE, Buyanova SN, Yudina NV, Krasnopolskaya IV, Fedorina SI. Peculiarities of genital prolapses in old age. Russian Bulletin of Obstetrician-Gynecologist. 2025;25(3):41‑49. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/rosakush20252503141

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