Can you be born without vagina hole?
Vaginal agenesis occurs when a girl is born without a vagina. In some cases, a girl may be missing the lower part of her vagina but the upper part of her vagina is normal.
What causes labial adhesion in babies?
Labial adhesions typically occur in infants and young girls when estrogen levels are low and genital tissues are sensitive. Irritation from fecal soiling (commonly referred to as vulvovaginitis) is the most common cause of this condition.
How common is vaginal atresia?
Vaginal atresia is estimated to occur in 1 in 5000-10,000 live female births. The anomaly is often undetected until adolescence, when primary amenorrhea or abdominal pain due to an obstructed uterovaginal tract prompts a diagnostic evaluation.
How do you open labial adhesion naturally?
If treatment is needed or preferred, the natural process can be accelerated with the application of topical estrogen. A hormone cream such as Premarin should readily open the labia, usually within a week. Sometimes the cream needs to be applied for up to a month or two.
What does labial fusion look like?
If your child has labial fusion, instead of two separate labia, you will be able to see the labia joined together. There are not usually any other symptoms. There will usually be a small opening in the join – even if it is very small (one millimetre or more) there will be enough space for urine (wee) to drain.
What is a Hematocolpos?
Hematocolpos signifies accumulation of blood in a vagina occluded by an imperforate hymen.
Can hematocolpos cause infertility?
Complications of hematometrocolpos include abdominal and pelvic pain, hydronephrosis from extrinsic compression of the ureters, and infertility.
What is a perforated hymen?
An imperforate hymen is a congenital disorder where a hymen without an opening completely obstructs the vagina. It is caused by a failure of the hymen to perforate during fetal development. It is most often diagnosed in adolescent girls when menstrual blood accumulates in the vagina and sometimes also in the uterus.
How is Hematometrocolpos treated?
Initial treatment was blood transfusion and medical drug therapy. After resolution of the hematometrocolpos was shown by transabdominal ultrasound 2 days later, the patient, who was stable, was discharged without complication. Obstruction of the female genital outflow tract is rarely seen.
How is hematocolpos diagnosed?
The diagnosis of hematocolpos is often made on the basis of physical examination, as the hymen may appear to be bulging outward secondary to accumulated secretions. In some cases US may suggest the diagnosis when a thorough physical examination has not been performed.