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<div>{{Short description|Veins draining the vagina}}<br />
{{Infobox vein<br />
| Name = Vaginal venous plexus<br />
| Latin = plexus venosus vaginalis<br />
| Image = Gray589.png<br />
| Caption = Vessels of the uterus and its appendages, rear view.<br />
| Image2 =<br />
| Caption2 =<br />
| DrainsFrom =[[Vagina]]<br />
| DrainsTo =[[Internal iliac vein]]<br />
| Artery = [[Vaginal artery]]<br />
|System=[[Female reproductive system]]}}<br />
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The '''vaginal venous plexus''' is a group of veins draining [[blood]] from the [[vagina]]. It lies around the sides of the vagina. Its blood eventually drains into the [[Internal iliac vein|internal iliac veins]].<br />
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== Structure ==<br />
The vaginal venous plexus lies around the sides of the [[vagina]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323548007500532|title=Imaging Anatomy: Ultrasound|publisher=[[Elsevier]]|year=2018|isbn=978-0-323-54800-7|edition=2nd|pages=488–493|language=en|chapter=Vagina|doi=10.1016/B978-0-323-54800-7.50053-2}}</ref> Its branches communicate with the [[uterine venous plexus]]es, [[vesical venous plexus]], and [[rectal venous plexus]]es. It is drained by the ''vaginal veins'', one on either side. These eventually drain into the [[Internal iliac vein|internal iliac veins]] (hypogastric veins).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Łaniewski|first1=Paweł|chapter-url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128012383644069|title=Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences - Encyclopedia of Reproduction|last2=Herbst-Kralovetz|first2=Melissa|publisher=[[Academic Press]]|isbn=978-0-12-815145-7|volume=2|pages=353–359|language=en|chapter=Vagina|year=2018 |doi=10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.64406-9}}</ref><br />
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== Function ==<br />
The vaginal venous plexus drains [[blood]] from the [[vagina]].<ref name=":1" /> It helps to make the vagina highly vascular.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Gray's}}<br />
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