0 Rectovaginal Fascia The rectum is stopped from bulging forward into the vagina by the rectovaginal fascia Women with rectoceles(rectum bulging forward into the vagina) have defects in this fascia• The rectum is stopped from bulging forward into the vagina by the rectovaginal fascia. • Women with rectoceles (rectum bulging forward into the vagina) have defects in this fascia