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An unusual case of urinary tract obstruction due to imperforate hymen in an 11-month-old infant
Indian Journal of Urology, 2007 Variations in the anatomy of the hymen are common and imperforate hymen is an extreme manifestation. In spite of the recommendations for early inspection of the external genitalia, hymenal malformations escape diagnosis until the time of menarche. Rarely,
Sajni Khemchandani +2 more
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Distribution and Biology of the Sphecine Wasps of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Sphecinae) [PDF]
, 2017 Biological information and distribution maps are provided for the 26 species of thread-waisted wasps that occur in Michigan. Podium luctuosum is a new state record.
O\u27Brien, Mark F
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“Precocious girls” : age of consent, class and family in late nineteenth-century England [PDF]
, 2020 A fixed legal age of consent is used to determine when a person has the capacity to consent to sex yet in the late Victorian period the idea became a vehicle through which to address varied social concerns, from child prostitution and child sexual abuse ...
Lammasniemi, Laura
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Reproductive Health, 2019 Conclusions about women’s and girls’ sexual history are made in some settings based on assumptions about the hymen, a small membranous tissue with no known biological function, which typically occupies a portion of the external vaginal opening in females.
Ranit Mishori +4 more
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The Use of Interdigitating Y-Flap Technique for Imperforate Hymen
JPRAS Open, 2022 : Imperforate hymen is a rare condition affecting 1 of 2,000 women worldwide. Its treatment is surgical hymenectomy to relieve obstruction and reduce the risk of secondary endometriosis.
Alfa Putri Meutia +3 more
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Les réfections chirurgicales de l’hymen en Tunisie. Des techniques de purification et d’absolution ?
L’Année du Maghreb, 2017 Taking into consideration the use of "chinese" artificial hymens and the surgical practices of hymen repair (hymenorraphy and hymenoplasty), this article examines the interstitial spaces that allow to negotiate the social imperative of prenuptial ...
Ibtissem Ben Dridi
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Symptomatic Imperforate Hymen in Early Infancy: A Case Report
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020 Imperforate hymen, though a congenital anomaly, usually presents late in puberty as lower abdominal pain, primary amenorrhea, and cyclical pain. Blood collects in vagina and uterus, proximal to imperforate hymen leading to their distention.
Geha Raj Dahal +2 more
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Babcock University Medical Journal, 2023 Background: Imperforate hymen is one of the commonest embryological defects of the lower genital tract which occurs due to failure of canalization of the sinovaginal bulb. Its incidence is 1 in 2000 girls.
Oluwadare Martins Ipinnimo +5 more
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A rare cause of acute urinary retention in adolescents: A case of imperforate hymen [PDF]
Malaysian Family Physician, 2021 Imperforate hymen is a genital outflow abnormality that can occur in females. It can present with various symptoms and is associated with short- and long-term complications that may affect patients’ quality of life. Acute urinary retention in adolescents
Erinna Mohamad Zon +3 more
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