Table 1.

Effect of VD on the length of genitourinary nerves

	SH	VD
Vesical branches	16 ± 0.26	25 ± 0.5†
Anastomotic branches	11 ± 0.45	15 ± 1.7*
Motor branch of the sacral plexus	11.6 ± 1.67	17.5 ± 0.05*
Dorsal nerve of the clitoris	10 ± 1.0	15 ± 1.0*

Values are mean ± SEs of nerve length (in mm).

VD, vaginal distension; SH, sham.

^* P < 0.05 and

^† P < 0.01 by Student's t-test.