Labial synechiae, also referred to as labial adhesion or labial agglutination, is a disorder of the female genitalia characterized by thin, membranous adherence of the labia minora. Typically, the fusion originates from the posterior fourchette and advances toward the clitoris. Complete labial fusion may conceal the vaginal introitus completely. Partial labial fusion is also possible and may oc...

Vaginal reconstruction represents a very difficult challenge. Free jejunal flaps can be easily molded and adapted to solve complex cases restoring the width, length, and consistency of the "new" vagina without compromising the external genitalia and improving the lubrication while preserving sensation to clitoris.

In rats, sexual reward, appetitive sexual behaviors and reproduction are modulated by the amount and rate of vaginocervical stimulation. Here the effect of clitoral stimulation (CLS) on proceptivity was assessed. In Exp 1, ovariectomized, hormone-primed Wistar females formed three groups: G1 (1 CLS every second), G2 (1 CLS every 5s) and G3 (no CLS). Precopulatory CLS consisted of 5cycles of 1mi...

A young Hindoo woman, aged 25 years, had been the subject of elephantiasis of the labia and clitoris for upwards of four years. She stated that she had contracted chancres with a bubo on her right groin. The chancres continued for a long time unhealed, the bubo was resolved in a month's time by native remedies. A few months subsequently, she noticed a Swelling in the right labium, which gradual...

Abstract Introduction L-arginine and its precursor, l-citrulline, are two amino acids involved in the production of nitric oxide (NO); as a result, they increase blood flow have been used to treat male sexual dysfunction (Alatas Yagci, 2004). Some lubricants gels contain l-arginine applied directly genital area flow. Although these products evaluated subjectively through patient reports increas...