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Re: labial adhesionsFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netMon, 19 Jul 1999 15:12:24 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 17 Jul 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >>I assume there's no >>>guarantee that her labia will separate when she reaches adolescence and >>>begins to menstruate. >> >>On the contrary, she will almost certainly open with the onset of >>puberty, as estrogen begins to circulate in her bloodstream. > >**The reason behind my assumption is the personal testimonies of a >number of women whose adhesions did not separate at puberty but >continued to persist well into womanhood. Is this only the rare >exception? >I'm also concerned for my daughter's self image. The other day I was >cleaning my baby girl during a diaper change and my 9 year old asked me >why her sister had a "hole" there. I have explained to her many times >that she is closed but most girls are open, so this question surprised >me. Even though we have talked about it and spent several weeks all >together in the past applying cream to open her, she still thought >closed was the norm. >If we do decide to open her adhesions using the premarin cream isn't a >daily application of vaseline sufficient to maintain the opening? > >Thanks, > >Robin Persistent closure would indeed represent the rare exception, and may well represent the traumatic attempts to open that I mentioned. Vaseline might work, though I would use A&D ointment anytime vaseline is considered, however the estrogen cream is the key, and the continuing therapy as well. You just don't have to use it as often, say 1-2 times per week to keep it open as opposed to daily for the initial separation.
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