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VAGINALAGENESIS: Laparoscopic Surgery Set For Treating Women With Vaginal Agenesis - MRKHFrom: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:30:14 -0500 (CDT)
KARL STORZ To Launch Laparoscopic Surgery Set For Treating Women With Vaginal Agenesis Vaginal agenesis, or an absence of a vagina, is a congenital disorder that affects approximately one in every 5,000 female infants. The syndrome is also known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuester-Hauser Syndrome (MRKH). Although the cause of the disorder is unknown, it occurs when formation of the vagina and the uterus stops during fetal development. In MRKH, the length of the vagina may range from slightly shortened to virtually absent, consisting only of a small dimple on the skin. Most, though not all, patients are treated in their late teens to early 20s. Although the treatment is not urgent, it is generally necessary before sexual intercourse is possible. MRKH syndrome is one of the most common causes of primary amenorrhea (i.e., absent menses) in a young woman. It is important that women with primary amenorrhea undergo the appropriate diagnostic work-up to determine the cause of lack of menstruation. This includes a thorough medical history, review of symptoms, physical examination, and possibly imaging studies and/or diagnostic laparoscopy. A complete work-up is essential as MRKH has been misdiagnosed as imperforate hymen or primary ovarian failure and incorrectly treated as a result of the misdiagnosis. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146256.php Best Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator http://www.hopeforfibroids.org
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