What to do if you are born without vagina

During the differentiation and formation of sexual organs at about 7-10 weeks of embryonic period, after the two paramesonephric ducts merge, their tail ends are blocked or stagnant and fail to develop downward, resulting in congenital absence of vagina. The vagina is a receptor for sexual intercourse and semen. Congenital absence of vagina affects the entry and storage of semen or sperm into the vagina, or affects the function of normal sperm, resulting in infertility, so it must be treated in time. So how to treat congenital absence of vagina?

The timing and method of treatment for congenital absence of vagina should be determined based on the development of the patient's uterus.

1. Timing of treatment for congenital absence of vagina: After detailed examination, if the patient has a nearly normal uterus and normal ovarian function, surgery should be performed after the menstrual period to facilitate menstrual blood drainage and sexual intercourse. After treatment, there is hope for intrauterine pregnancy. If the patient has no uterus or primordial uterus and is not likely to have children, it is best to perform artificial vaginoplasty before or after marriage to mainly solve the problem of sexual life.

2. Treatment of congenital absence of vagina

(1) Top-pressure method: For those who are infertile and have a partially sac-like vagina, local top-pressure method can be tried according to the patient's wishes. A round and blunt mold like the bottom of a test tube can be used for long-term self-pressure. Sexual intercourse can also be gradually deepened. If the patient is not satisfied, it also creates better conditions for surgery.

(2) Vaginoplasty: There are many types of vaginoplasty, such as labia minora flap vaginoplasty, inner thigh flap vaginoplasty, sigmoid colon vaginoplasty, peritoneal vaginoplasty, etc. If the woman becomes pregnant after surgery, she should be closely monitored, and a cesarean section should be chosen if the due date is close.

The principle of treating congenital absence of vagina is to reconstruct the vagina. There are various methods for artificial vaginal formation, including non-surgical treatment, which is to gradually push the closed vestibule mucosa in the normal vaginal position along the vaginal axis to the head end to form an artificial cavity. Surgical treatment mainly separates the urethra, bladder and rectum to form an artificial cavity, and uses different methods to find a suitable cavity wound cover to reconstruct the vagina.

There are many surgical methods for congenital absence of vagina. The choice of surgery is mainly based on the patient's local anatomy of the vulva and other specific clinical conditions. In recent years, with the progress of microsurgery, vascularized myocutaneous flaps have been used to cover the cavity, which has also opened up a new way for this surgery.