Paediatric adolescent gynae Flashcards

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Tanner stages of breast development

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Stage 1 : prepubertal
Stage 2: breast bud w elevation of breast and papilla, enlargement of areola
Stage 3: further enlargement of breast and areola; no separation of their contours
Stage 4: areola and papilla form secondary mound above level of the breast
Stage 5: mature stage w projection of papilla only, related to recession of areola

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Causes of discharge

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Normal/ physiological
- normal flora changes in response to estrogen
Infective
- candida, BV, trichomonas, chlamydia, gonorrhoea, myoplasma, cx warts, herpes
Non-infective
- ectropion, polyp, neoplasm
- trauma
- fistula
- FB/ tampon
- RPOC
- estrogen deficiency

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Causes of pre-pubertal discharge

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Vulvovaginitis (vagina not yet acidic, skin thin)
FB
Precocious puberty
Menarche
Infection
- STI/ threadworm
O/R neoplasm
Ectopic ureter

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Defn and incidence of androgen insensitivity syndrome

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1 in 1000-10000
46XY female phenotype due to resistance to male chromosome
AKA Testicular feminisation syndrome, morris syndrome

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Pathophysiology androgen insensitivity syndrome

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Androgen receptor located on long arm of chromosome
Normal testicular production of androgens but abnormal androgen receptors
Virilisation incomplete at ext genitalia
Testes produce AMH –> mullerian structures regress (uterus, tubes, upper 2/3 vagina) and don’t form

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Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome features

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Complete:
- female genitalia at birth, 1in 20000
- no response to androgens
- 46XY, female phenotype
- immature secondary sex characteristics
- infertility

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Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome features

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Some male features
- e.g. failure of 1 or both testes to descend, ypospadias
- vagina, no cx or uterus
- inguinal hernia with testes
- female breast

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Most common presentations of androgen insensitivity syndrome

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Primary amenorrhoea

Infertility

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Clinical features of androgen insensitivity syndrome

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Normal stature for age
Breast Tanner 5
No axillary hair
Abdo mass (complete) - 1.5cm x 2cm = testes
Ext genitalia - scanty pubic hair, Tanner stage 2, intact annular hymen
- ambiguous genitalia in incomplete AIS
— some virilisation if pAIS, none if cAIS

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Investigations in suspected AIS

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Hormonal profile
Karyotype
Pelvic US

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Diagnostic test for AIS

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Normal rise in testosterone after HCG stim test in presence of ambiguous genitalia or normal female external genitalia

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Complications of AIS

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Infertility
Testicular Ca
Psychosexual

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Management of AIS

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Sexual orientation if dx early
Counsel - no menstruation/ ability to carry pregnancy
Consider gonadectomy - prevent virilisation and 30% malignancy risk
Replace oestrogen
Vaginal lengthening to allow SI

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Definition of congenital adrenal yperplasia

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Autosomal recessive
Lack of adrenal steroid synthesis
Enzyme deficiencies:
- 21-hydroxylase(decreasenaldosterone and cortisol synthesis, increase in androgens)
- 11b-hydroxylase
- 17a-hydroxylase

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Clinical features 21-OH def and dx

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Salt wasting with hypoTN
Ambiguous genitalia

labs:
- decr aldosterone and cortisol
- incr testosterone

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Clinical features, defn and dx 11b-OH deficiency

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Deficiency in aldosterone and cortisol, increase 11-deoxycorticosterone + increase in androgens
Clinical features: hypertension, ambiguous genitalia

Labs:
- decr aldosterone and cortisol
- incr 11-deoxycorticosterone; testosterone

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Defn, clinical features and dx 17-OH deficiency

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Deficiency in androgens and cortisol, increase aldosterone

Clinical features: hypertension
- male: female genitalia
- Females: lack of secondary sex characteristics

Labs:
- incr aldosterone
- decr testosterone, cortisol

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Dx and Rx CAH

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Dx: - measure urine
- bloods
- genetic testing

Mx:
- paeds and endo
- replacement of steroids
– mineralocorticoids: fludrocortisone
– glucocorticoids: hydrocortisone

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Incidence and aetiology Swyer syndrome

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1 in 80 000
46XY- mutation at SRY gene in 10% cases
Inhibits differentiation of embryonic gonads in testes
Karyotype = XY

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Clinical features of Swyer syndrome

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Gonadal dysgenesis
External genitalia = female
Uterus and tubes present, no ovaries
Tall
Absence of pubertal development
30% risk of gonadal malignancy

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Presentation / clinical features of Swyer syndrome

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Primary amenorrhoea
Absent secondary sex characteristics
Tall stature, slightly feminized physique
Mildlympaired IQ
Tendency to lose chest hairs
Osteoporosis
Poor beard growht
Frontal baldness absent
Breast development in 30% cases
Small testes
Female- type pubic hair pattern

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Management of Swyer syndrome

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Puberty induction w HRT
Gonadectomy. - decr risk of malignancy
Long term hormone replacement
IVF/ egg donation

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Definition and incidence of precocious puberty

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Onset pubertal development <8 yo in girls, <9yo in boys
F:M = 5:1

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Pathophysiology of precocious puberty

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Central gonadotrophin dependent = true precocious puberty
- 80% of cases
- brain tumour/ CNS malformation (MALES)
- 75% idiopathic
- Other causes: trauma, infection, hamartoma, neurofibromatosis, hypothyroidism
Peripheral/ pseudopuberty
- 20%
- pathological causes: hohrmone-producing ovarian tumour, exogenous admin oestrogen, McCune- Albright Syndrome (MAS)
- 90% females = idiopathic

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Classical features McCune-Albright Syndrome

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Precocious puberty
Cafe-au-lait macules
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

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Classic presenting sign of precocious puberty in MAS

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Vaginal bleeding

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Common endocrine association in MAS

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Hyperthyroidism

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Characteristic lab findings in MAS

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High GH
High PRL
High LH
High FSH
Hypophosphataemia and hyperphosphaturia

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2 types of precocious puberty and differences between them

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Central
- activation of HPA axis
- Elevated LH and FSH
- Elevated testosterone/ estradiol

Peripheral
- No HPA axis activation
- Gonadal or exogenous sex steroids

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NB hx points wrt precocious puberty

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age of onset of thelarche, pubic hair, growth spurts, menarche
Hx CNS problems
Any CNS symptoms - am headaches
Exposure to exogenous sex hormones
Abdo pain - peripheral tumour
Rapidly advancing puberty - adrenal tumours

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Ix in precocious puberty

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Bloods
- serum gonadotrophins (inc central/ decr w peripheral)
- serum HCG (hepatoblastoma)
- serum 17-OH

Imaging:
- brain imaging
- pelvic & adrenal imaging
- US: precocious enlargement of ovaries/ uterus
- bone age: often advanced> 2 yrs
- MRI brain w cutdown on pituitary

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Management precocious puberty

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Paeds gyn/ endocrine
Tx to slow growth velocity and avoid early skeletal maturation
Lesion - surgical resection
GnRH agonist - suppress puberty

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Definition and incidence of delayed puberty

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Absence of secondary sex characteristics
Males: absence of testicular development by 14
Females: absence of thelarche by 13

2.5% healthy boys and girls

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Pathophysiology of delayed puberty

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Constitutional. - 50% cases. +ve. family hx

Central/ gonadotropin problem - hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Peripheral/ gonadal problem - hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism

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Causes of central delayed puberty

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No pituitary/ hypothalamix stimulation of gonads - decr FSH
- chronic illness - DM, CRF, CF
- Anorexia
- excessive exercise
- genetic: Kallman’s
- CNS- pituitary adenoma, panhypopituitarism, hydrocephalus, CNS tumour

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Causes of peripheral delayed puberty

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Non-functioning gonad - high FSH
- abnormal gonad development: turners, klinefelters, swyers, POF, galactossaemia
- post chemo/ radio therapy
- autoimmune
- infections

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Investigating delayed puberty

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Healthy child. - LH, FSH
- testosterone in boys/ estradiol in girls

Concerning child - TSH, PRL, FBC, ESR

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Incidence and inheritance of Kallman syndrome

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F:M 7:1
- 1 in 7500 female, 1 in 50000 male

X linked recessive
- utation in KAL gene; encodes anosmin-1 (–> deficiency of transport proteins)

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Pathophysiology Kallman syndrome

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Dysgenesis of olfactory bulb and GnRH neurons (originate. from nose embryologically)
Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism –> decr sex hormones
Delayed pubertal development and loss/ decrease sense

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Clinical features of Kallman syndrome

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Delayed puberty
Anosmia
Hyposmia
Failure of epiphyseal closure
+/- mental retardation
Midline structural defects
LT:
- infertility: male - ED, azoospermia; female - primary amenorrhoea, incomplete breast devel
- osteoporosis

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Management of Kallman syndrome

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HRT
Infertility - exogenous gonadotropins or pulsatile GnRH
Bone protection

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Incidence Klinefelter syndrome

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XXY

1 in 650

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Pathophysiology Klinefelter syndrome

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Male hypogonadism
47XXY
D/T maternal or paternal non-disjunction during meoisis
RF: AMA

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Clinical features Klinefelter syndrome

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Infertility
Hypogonadism + small testes
Gynaecomastia in adolescence
Reduced body hair
Tall pear shaped stature
Education and psychological problem

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Diagnosing Klinefelters

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Karyotype
Infertility screen - oligo-/azoo-spermia
Decreased testosterone (hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism)
Incr LH and FSH - testes nonresponsive

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Incidence of Turners

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1 in 2000

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Management of Klinefelters

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Testosterone therapy
- benefits:
— facial/ body hair
— strenghth/ muscle
— energy level
— libido
— self-confidence
— concentration

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Pathophysiology Turners syndrome

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Complete or partial monosomy of X chromosome
45XO
Hypogonadism in phenotypic female
>60% due to de novo meiotic nondisjunction of paternal sex chromosome. - XY doesn’t split, then the other is 00
Males can be mosaic

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Prenatal signs Turners

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Cystic hygroma
FGR
Non-immune hydrops

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Postnatal signs Turners

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Delayed puberty
Amenorrhoea
POF/ infertility
Gonadal failure
Lymphoedema
Coarctation
Horseshoe kidney
Cardiac/ renal anomalies
Hypothyroidism
Insulin resistance
Learning difficulty

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Clinical features of Turners

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Short stature
Low set ears
Low hairine
Webbed neck
Small jaw
Shield. chest
Cubitis valgus
Streak ovaries
Pigmented naevi

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Diagnosis of Turners: pre and post natal

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Prenatal:
- USS: IUGR, fetal oedema, coarctation aorta, cystic hygroma
- CVS/ amnio

Postnatal:
- karyotype
- initial screening - ECHO, renal US
- TFT
- eye exam
- scoliosis

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Management of Turners

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Paeds endocrinology
Pubertal induction
HRT- E, P, GH
Fertility specialist - IVF + ovum donation

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Definition and incidence of MRKH syndrome

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Mayer- Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
= Mullerian agenesis
= congenital absence of upper 2/3 vagina and absent rudimentary uterus due to agenesis or hypoplasia of Mullerian ducts

1 in 4000-5000

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Classification of MRKH syndrome

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  1. Typical: isolated, symmetrical uterovaginal aplasia/ hypoplasia
  2. Atypical: asymmetrical uterovaginal aplasia or hypoplasia, absence or hypoplasia of one or both fallopian tubes and malformation of ovaries
  3. MURCS/ Mullerian duct aplasia or hypoplasia with malformation in the skeletal system and/or the heart, muscular weakness and renal malformation
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Embryology of reproductive tract

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SRY gene on Y chromosome differentiates gonads into testes
Absence of Y –> gonads to ovaries
Mullerian duct appears at week 6, fuses to form repro tract
SRY gene - agenesis of Mullerian duct and promotes growth and development of Wolffian duct

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Anatomical abnormalities in types of MRKH syndrome

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1 - typical - caudal portion: two rudimentary uterine buds connected by peritoneal folds and absence of upper vagina
2 - atypical - asymmetrical hypoplasia of uterine bud +/- hypoplasia of tubes
Renal anomalies in 40%

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Aetiology and incidence MRKH syndrome

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1 in 5000
Familial clustering
Polygenic/ multifactorial inheritance
WNT4 gene - assoc w gonadal differentiation

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DDX MRKH sx

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cAIS - both w blind ending vagina

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Diagnosis of MRKH syndrome

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2D USS
MRI
Endocrine profile and karyotype to rule out cAIS
Renal US d/t renal anomaly association
Hearing test (3% loss)

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Management MRKH syndrom

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Psychological
Fertility
Creation of neovagina (largest conventional dilator is 7cm_
Non-surgical - dilators
Surgical - McIndoe procedure (sigmoid vaginoplastyand Williams vulvovaginoplasty)

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3 types of outflow tract disorders

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Imperforate hymen

Transverse vaginal septum

Longitudinal septum

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Defn imperforate hymen

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Thin membrane at the junction of the sinovaginal bulb and urogenital sinus

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Defn, dx and rx transverse vaginal septum

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Septae at various lengths of vagina
- 46% in upper vagina
P/W
- cyclical abdo pain in absence of menstruation
- clinically palpable mass
USS: haematocolpos and small haematometra
Rx:
- excision with vaginal mould x 10/7 post op
- vaginal dilators for 3/12

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Types and presentation of longitudinal septum

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Two hemi-uteri and hemi-cervices
Difficulty w tampons and intercourse
Dysmenorrhoea

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