What is congenital absence of vagina?

What is congenital absence of vagina? This disease has existed since ancient times. In ancient times, it was called "stone girl". It is caused by the stagnation of the tail end of the paramesonephric duct during embryonic development and its failure to extend downward. It is often accompanied by uterine hypoplasia or no development, but the ovaries generally develop normally. So, what is congenital absence of vagina?

1. Chromosomal abnormality: Chromosomal mutations occur during pregnancy, which cause the fetus to undergo gene mutations in the mother's body, resulting in malformation or incomplete development of the reproductive organs, which can directly lead to congenital absence of vagina in women.

2. Androgen insensitivity syndrome: Women may develop androgen insensitivity syndrome during pregnancy, which may cause malformation or abnormal development of the reproductive organs of the fetus in the mother's body. This is also one of the important factors leading to congenital absence of vagina in women.

3. Infection with certain viruses or Toxoplasma in early pregnancy: Women may be infected with certain viruses or Toxoplasma in early pregnancy, which may cause the reproductive organs of the fetus to develop abnormally in the mother's body. This is also one of the factors leading to congenital absence of vagina.

4. Use of male hormones, anti-cancer drugs, etc. in early pregnancy.

Some patients also have abnormal uterine development. If the uterus develops abnormally, symptoms such as primary amenorrhea will appear after entering puberty, or the uterus may be small or deformed. If the uterus develops normally, periodic abdominal pain will occur, which brings great harm to women. Therefore, once discovered, you must actively receive regular treatment.

The principle of treatment for congenital absence of vagina is to reconstruct the vagina. There are various methods for artificial vaginal formation, including non-surgical treatment and surgical treatment. Non-surgical treatment requires a long treatment time, the artificial vagina formed is short, and surgical treatment has many disadvantages. Therefore, although there are many methods, there is still no very ideal shaping surgery, and the choice should be mainly based on the patient's vulvar local anatomy and other specific clinical conditions.