Primary Amenorrhea, Aplastic Uterus, and a Functional Vagina: A Rare Case of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome

Gregory W. Kirschen, Natalie Semenyuk

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Abstract

Background. Müllerian agenesis, also known as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (MRKHS), a failure of female urogenital development, typically results in a completely stenotic or rudimentary dimple vagina, both of which are generally nonfunctional in adulthood without mechanical dilation or surgical reconstruction. Case. A 20-year-old Tanner stage V heterosexual woman with normal sexual function since coitarche presented with a chief complaint of primary amenorrhea. She was found to have aplastic uterine buds, absent endometrium/cervix, normal ovaries, and an unusually well-developed lower vagina, a rare presentation of MRKHS. We discuss mechanisms by which the anomaly may have arisen. Summary & Conclusion. This case thus expands the clinical presentation of MRKHS to include a normal appearing vagina with intact sexual function from first sexual encounter, raising interesting questions about the basic underlying embryology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number3409548
JournalCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume2019
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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