Vaginal artery

Looks like

A small artery on each side, from the internal iliac artery or the uterine artery, running down the vaginal wall.

What it does

Supplies the vagina and base of the bladder.

Keeping it well

Bleeding from vaginal tears after childbirth may need surgical repair; heavy bleeding after birth is an emergency.

Related conditions

• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)