Mullerian anomalies: a cause of primary amenorrhea
Keywords:
Primary amenorrhea, Mullerian agenesis, Obstructive mullerian anomaliesAbstract
Background: The objectives of this study were to determine the etiologic causes of amenorrhea, the prevalence of müllerian anomalies as a cause of primary amenorrhea and the different varieties of müllerian anomalies causing primary amenorrhea.
Methods: This study included all the women presenting with primary amenorrhea who presented to the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Sir T Hospital and Government Medical College, Bhavnagar from 1st January 2010 to 30th June 2012.
Results: The causes of primary amenorrhea of our study due to obstructive anomalies were 37.72(n=5) and müllerian agenesis were 57.14% (n=8) and androgen insensitivity 7.14 (n=1).
Conclusions: Mullerian agenesis is the most prevalent cause of primary amenorrhea in our study.
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