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Trial of labor in women with transverse vaginal septa
Elizabeth N Blanton1, Dwight J Rouse
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-7333, USA.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|May 10, 2003
Abstract
Background:
Transverse vaginal septa are rare anomalies that may be first diagnosed during pregnancy. Management options including elective cesarean delivery, incision before labor, and a trial of labor have been proposed.
Cases:
Two patients with transverse vaginal septa were allowed a trial of labor. The septa were incised in active labor, resulting in vaginal delivery with no related complications.
Conclusion:
Allowing a trial of labor despite a transverse vaginal septum is a reasonable management option in selected cases.