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. 2023 Dec 20;7:43. doi: 10.18332/ejm/174310

Table 1.

Number of perineal tears and location in the vulvar region, among study participants, São Paulo, 2017–2018 (N=87)

Variable n %
Number of tears (n=87)
1 37 42.5
2 19 21.8
3 21 24.1
4 8 9.1
6 2 2.2
Location (n=180)
Furcula 47 26.1
Right periurethral 36 20.0
Left periurethral 31 17.2
Right middle vestibule 22 12.2
Left middle vestibule 17 9.4
Right lateral medium 10 5.5
Clitoris 7 3.8
Middle left side 6 3.3
Vaginal wall 2 1.1
Median 2 1.1