How to care for patients with congenital absence of vagina in life

How should patients with congenital absence of vagina be cared for in life? Congenital absence of vagina is one of the vaginal abnormalities and is a common malformation of female genitalia. This disease is caused by the obstruction of the embryo during development by internal or external factors, or by abnormal development of the paramesonephric duct caused by gene mutation. It has a serious impact on women, so it is necessary to do a good job of preventing this disease and keep the disease away.

1. Prevention of congenital absence of vagina

1. Mothers should avoid using male hormones, anticancer drugs, thalidomide, etc. during early pregnancy.

2. Strengthen your physical fitness in the early stages of pregnancy to avoid viral or toxoplasma infection.

2. Nursing measures for congenital absence of vagina

1. Psychological care: Nurses should communicate with patients and their families more often, so that they can understand relevant knowledge and strengthen their confidence in overcoming the disease. Married women who seek treatment due to sexual difficulties may feel desperate because of their infertility. Therefore, nurses should let family members (especially husbands) understand the occurrence and development of the disease, actively face reality, and understand patients.

2. Special preparation before surgery: Choose a vaginal model of appropriate size according to the patient's age, and prepare two or more vaginal models and T-belts for the patient, which should be sterilized and kept ready for use. For patients undergoing free flap vaginoplasty, the skin of the middle leg on one side should be prepared, shaved and sterilized, and wrapped with a sterile treatment towel for use during surgery.

3. Teach the patient how to replace the vaginal model. When the vaginal model is replaced for the first time, the wound has not healed completely and the patient will feel obvious pain. Painkillers are often required within half an hour of replacement. The nurse should accompany the patient at the bedside, hold the patient's hand, assist the doctor in placing the vaginal model, and fix it with a T-belt. The vaginal model should be of appropriate size and lubricant should be applied to the model to relieve pain.

4. Discharge instructions: Encourage patients to continue using the vaginal model after discharge, and disinfect and replace it every day. Adolescent women should use the vaginal model until they get married and have sexual intercourse. Those who want to get married should go to the hospital for examination after surgery, and they can have sexual intercourse only after the penis wound is completely healed.

Warm reminder: There is no drug treatment for congenital absence of vagina, but there are many ways to reconstruct the vagina and artificial vaginoplasty, including non-surgical treatment and surgical methods. The treatment of congenital absence of vagina requires choosing the right time. It is best to choose a date before or after marriage to perform artificial vagina reconstruction surgery to solve the problem of sexual life. It should be noted that choosing a regular hospital is also very beneficial to your recovery from the disease.