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This condition can lead to a variety of clinical symptoms. We present a case involving a 39\u2010year\u2010old multiparous woman with an obstetric history comprising four pregnancies, three term vaginal deliveries and one spontaneous miscarriage, who was hospitalized on January 17, 2024, for acute management of profuse vaginal discharge and pyrexia secondary to the intravaginal retention of a wool\u2010like foreign body. Clinical examination revealed a woolen foreign body in the cervix, inserted 4 years earlier as a traditional method to influence fetal sex. Pelvic ultrasound showed a spongy mass (50 \u00d7 30\u2009mm) in the vaginal canal. Vaginoscopy and hysteroscopy performed under general anesthesia facilitated the identification and extraction of a 50 \u00d7 50\u2009mm malodorous, wool\u2010like foreign body embedded 5\u2009mm within the cervical stroma. Biopsies confirmed a foreign body reaction with acute and chronic inflammation, reactive epithelial changes, and keratin\u2010like fibers infiltrating the cervical stroma. Intraoperative assessment revealed no extension to the uterine cavity or urinary bladder. The patient was administered a 72\u2010h course of empirical antibiotic therapy, achieved complete clinical resolution, and was subsequently discharged with recommendations for ambulatory follow\u2010up. The retention of a foreign body within the vaginal vault may engender a spectrum of clinical manifestations and sequelae, contingent upon the nature of the foreign material and the duration of its persistence. 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