Authors: Jothikumar Kamalakannan Varsha Murthy Bindinavele Srinivasaragavan Kularashmi Kirti Jajoo
Publish Date: 2015/07/11
Volume: 65, Issue: 4, Pages: 281-283
Abstract
MayerRokitanskyKusterHauser MRKH syndrome a congenital anomaly of the female genital tract is characterized by vaginal agenesis a rudimentary to absent uterus compromising the normal functions of the genital tract thereby causing psychological trauma This syndrome is estimated to occur in approximately 1 in every 4500 females 1 Patients with vaginal agenesis in MRKH syndrome can be treated by both surgical and nonsurgical procedures However irrespective of the procedure opted prosthetic vaginal dilators or longterm vaginal stents are required to prevent the possible contraction of the reconstructed vagina and to maintain vaginal width and depth to avoid vaginal stenosisThe use of prosthetic vaginal dilators for nonsurgical procedure for the creation of neovagina for patients with complete Mullerian agenesis is usually considered the first line of treatment if suitable Vaginal dilators Hegar candles are indicated only when the vaginal dimple is deepJothikumar Kamalakannan is a Professor at Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospitals Varsha Murthy is a Associate Professor at Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences Kularashmi is a Professor at Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospitals Kirti Jajoo is a Assistant professor at Peoples Dental Academy
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