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I hope you've figured it out by now since it's been months since you posted, but I have some answers for you as well!
I have the same issue. I am 7 months pregnant with my second child, and have had this "enlarged urethra" for 4 months now. I did some research, and found out that I have a stage 2 cystocele (bladder prolapsed into the vagina) and a urethrocele (urethra prolapsed into the vagina). Most websites say that this is due to extremely poor vaginal tone, which causes the vaginal walls to thin out, and allows the surrounding structures to sag into the vagina itself. My midwife says that doing plenty of Kegels should get my vagina back into shape and provide support for the bladder and urethra, but other websites seem to think that the only solution is surgery. I'm certainly going to try the exercises before I jump into surgery :) I'll let you know if that helps in a couple weeks or months. Hopefully this will all be taken care of before I give birth again.
Hope that helps. Good luck!

February 19, 2010 - 10:54am

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