First and second degree<unk> s rarely cause long-term problems. Among women who experience a third or fourth degree<unk> , 60-80% are asymptomatic after 12 months. Faecal incontinence, faecal urgency, chronic perineal pain, pain with sex, and fistula formation occur in a minority of women, but may be permanent. The symptoms associated with<unk>  are not always due to the<unk>  itself, since there are often other injuries, such as avulsion of pelvic floor muscles, that are not evident on examination. There are claims that sometimes the perineum is excessively repaired after childbirth, using a so-called "husband stitch" and that this can increase vaginal tightness or result in pain during intercourse.
Perineal tear
Perineal hernia
Perianal hematoma
Rectovaginal fistula
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Vesicovaginal fistula
Sigmoidocele
Urethrovaginal fistula