This report describes an asymptomatic perforation with the GyneFix intrauterine contraceptive implant. A review of all other reports of this complication has been performed. Analysis of these reports suggests prolonged amenorrhoea secondary to continuous progestogen use as a possible common predisposing factor.

Results: Less number of infants with growth faltering (p=0.093) and acute gastroenteritis (p=0.135) while more infants crawled, longer period of lactational amenorrhea (p= 0.276) and higher mean maternal weight loss (p=0.152) observed in 6 months EBF group compared to the other two groups. No significant differences in mean serum iron concentration and mean haemoglobin concentration among the t...

Urethral coitus is a rare condition seen especially in cases with vaginal agenesis or hymen imperforatus. A female patient with sexual dysfunction and primary amenorrhea diagnosed with urethral coitus is presented in this report. These cases present recurrent urinary tract infections, dysuria, and dyspareunia besides primary amenorrhea. There was no megalourethra or vaginal introitus in our cas...

The images are from a 19-year-old female immigrant from Central America who presented with primary amenorrhea. Pelvic ultrasound (A) shows the presence of intrauterine synechiae vs. septum with punctate cal-cification. Hysterosalpingogram (B) shows a smooth-walled filling defect within the endometrial cavity and obstructed fallopian tubes. The endometrial cavity was also viewed by hysteroscopy ...

Background: Gonadal dysgenesis, the most common cause of primary amenorrhea, is characterized by absent or underdeveloped ovaries. Although the coexistence of gonadal dysgenesis and Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) has been reported, it is still quite infrequent. To the extent that authors searched, just one study reported the association between Rokitansky sequence and Dandy-Walker malfor...

BACKGROUND The study was carried out to investigate the duration of lactational amenorrhoea in women of district Abbottabad. The objective of this survey was to determine the duration of lactational amenorrhoea in female population of district Abbottabad, NWFP, Pakistan. METHODS A survey was conducted at Ayub Teaching Hospital from June to August 2006 by selecting admitted females and their a...

Breastfeeding provides a natural source of nutrients for the infant and determines a period of Lactational Amenorrhea (LA) as a normal postpartum physiological phenomenon. Universally, it is now recognized that breastfeeding suppresses ovarian cyclicity and provides LA condition accompanied by a period of postpartum infertility. The duration of the LA period varies among different women and pop...

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) also called testicular feminizing is a rare X linked disorder of sexual differentiation caused by mutation in the androgen receptor (AR) gene, which located on chromosome (Xq11-q12). In reported cases, individuals with complete (CAIS) presented female appearance and normal breast development, absence uterus ovaries, bilateral undescended testis, elevated te...