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Laparoscopic Oocyte Retrieval and Cryopreservation during Vaginoplasty for Treatment of Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome
Published on: May 10, 2022
Rokitansky-Kustner-Hauser syndrome - a case report
B Jurkiewicz1, L Matuszewski, R Cisłak
1Surgery Ward of Warsaw Hospital for Children, Warsaw, Poland. beatajurkiewicz@wp.pl
Abstract:
Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, also called utero-vaginal aplasia, was first described at the beginning of the 19th century by Mayer (1829). It affects 1.2 % of girls and consists of a complete absence of the vagina with severe developmental anomalies of the uterus. Most often it consists of rudimentary cornua uteri, a normal female karyotype 46 XX and secondary female sexual characteristics.
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