Vagina

"Vagina" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)

Descriptor ID	D014621
MeSH Number(s)	A05.360.319.779
Concept/Terms	Vagina Vagina Vaginas

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Vagina".

Anatomy [A]
Urogenital System [A05]
Genitalia [A05.360]
Genitalia, Female [A05.360.319]
Vagina [A05.360.319.779]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Vagina".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Vagina".

Vagina
Hymen

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Bar chart showing 71 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2002

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	2	3
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	5	2	7
2003	2	4	6
2004	1	2	3
2005	4	0	4
2006	1	1	2
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	2	3
2009	1	3	4
2010	1	3	4
2011	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	2	1	3
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	2	4
2019	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	2	3
2023	0	3	3
2025	1	0	1
2026	1	0	1

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Vargas-Robles D, Yap YR, Singha B, Tien J, Purandare M, Rojas-Correa M, Madziar C, Picker M, Dumont T, Leftwich HK, Frisard CF, Ward DV, Peter I, Olendzki B, Maldonado-Contreras A. Association of vaginal IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IFN-?, and dietary intake with IBD status and vaginal microbiota in pregnant individuals. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0335178.

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Usyk M, Carlson L, Schlecht NF, Sollecito CC, Grassi E, Wiek F, Viswanathan S, Strickler HD, Nucci-Sack A, Diaz A, Burk RD. Cervicovaginal microbiome and natural history of Chlamydia trachomatis in adolescents and young women. Cell. 2025 Feb 20; 188(4):1051-1061.e12.

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Gulati S, Mattsson AH, Schussek S, Zheng B, DeOliveira RB, Shaughnessy J, Lewis LA, Rice PA, Comstedt P, Ram S. Preclinical efficacy of a cell division protein candidate gonococcal vaccine identified by artificial intelligence. mBio. 2023 12 19; 14(6):e0250023.

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Waetjen LE, Crawford SL, Gajer P, Brooks MM, Gold EB, Reed BD, Hess R, Ravel J. Relationships between the vaginal microbiota and genitourinary syndrome of menopause symptoms in postmenopausal women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Menopause. 2023 11 01; 30(11):1073-1084.

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Barry K, Ceccarelli R. BD Max Vaginal Panel for the Detection of Vaginitis. Am Fam Physician. 2023 09; 108(3):309-310.

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Simms L, Maheshwari D, Harmanli O, Rastegar V, Diaz N, Jones K. Perioperative Outcomes of Colpocleisis at a Single Institution: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 03 01; 29(3):360-366.

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Gupta A, Ton JB, Maheshwari D, Schroeder MN, Small AN, Jia X, Demtchouk VO, Hoke TP, Murphy M. Route of Hysterectomy at the Time of Sacrocolpopexy: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 02 01; 28(2):85-89.

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Lokken EM, Jisuvei C, Hughes JP, Mandaliya K, Manhart LE, Mwinyikai K, Muller CH, Jaoko W, Kinuthia J, McClelland RS. Cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus is not associated with fecundability in Kenyan women attempting to conceive. Fertil Steril. 2022 03; 117(3):603-611.

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Usyk M, Schlecht NF, Pickering S, Williams L, Sollecito CC, Gradissimo A, Porras C, Safaeian M, Pinto L, Herrero R, Strickler HD, Viswanathan S, Nucci-Sack A, Diaz A, Burk RD. molBV reveals immune landscape of bacterial vaginosis and predicts human papillomavirus infection natural history. Nat Commun. 2022 01 11; 13(1):233.

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Mann RA, Kasabwala K, Kim N, Pariser JJ. The Management of Complications of Feminizing Gender Affirming Genital Surgery. Urology. 2021 06; 152:67-73.

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