Congenital absence of the vagina--results of conservative treatment.

نویسنده

  • R E Lappöhn
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of a combination of Frank's mold therapy with intercourse as a treatment for congenital vaginal aplasia. STUDY DESIGN From 1973-1993, thirty-three patients with congenital aplasia of vagina and uterus were seen by one gynecologist. Patients with a partner were instructed how to create a functional vagina by a modified form of coitus ('interfemoral intercourse'). Mold therapy (using modified molds) was used as a primary treatment when patients had no partner (n = 9) or added to the treatment of nine patients in whom interfemoral intercourse alone had failed. In case of failure of conservative treatment, the surgical creation of a neovagina (McIndoe procedure) was offered. RESULTS Conservative therapy in patients with a stable sexual relationship (n = 24) gave significantly better (p = 0.0104) results than when patients were single. In the former, a vaginal depth of > 8 cm was reached within six months at most with intercourse alone and four months if combined with mold therapy. With molds alone, 3 out of 9 obtained a satisfactory vagina. Treatment failures occurred (with one exception) only in patients who had no or unstable sexual relationships. CONCLUSION Intercourse as a treatment of vaginal atresia can be very successful, especially if practised together with modified mold therapy. A stable sexual relationship--implying a healthy self-concept--appears to be an important determinant of treatment outcome.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

دوره 59 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1995