According to shaw's classification, IIIrd degree of uterine prolapse is:: (A) Cx above introitus, (B) Cx at the level of introitus, (C) Cx outside the introitus, (D) Procidentia
Answer is C. In IIIrd degree of uterine prolapse according to Shaw's classification the cervix is descended out of the introitus. Wilfred Shaws classification Classification of uterine prolapse: Ist degree: Descent of cervix in the vagina IInd degree: Descent of cervix into the introitus IIIrd degree: Descent of the cervix outside the introitus IVth degree: Whole uterus lies outside the utreus Prolapse of anterior vaginal wall: Upper two third: cystocele Lower one third: urethrocele Posterior vaginal wall: Upper one third: enterocele Lower two third: rectocele Ref: Textbook of Gynecology by Sudha salhan page 203.