Saberi Narjes, Gholipour Farshad
Isfahan Kidney Transplantation Research Center, Department of Urology, AL-Zahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Iran J Med Sci. 2020 Jan;45(1):73-75. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2019.81954.
Labial adhesion (LA) is a rare clinical entity in postmenopausal women. Estrogen deficiency and lack of sexual activity are probable contributing causes. Voiding dysfunction due to LA is even rarer in postmenopausal women, and only a few studies have previously reported such occurrence. A 62-year-old virgin postmenopausal woman presented to the Al-Zahra Hospital (Isfahan, Iran) with a 5-year history of voiding dysfunction and recurrent urinary tract infection. Despite multiple medical visits, no genital examination was ever performed by a medical practitioner, mainly due to the patient's refusal to be examined by a male physician. On physical examination, we observed extensive LA with only a small opening. Surgical separation of the labia was performed and subsequently, the urinary tract symptoms were completely resolved. Herein, we present a case of LA causing urinary problems in a virgin postmenopausal woman. The case underlines the importance of the genital examination of female patients with urinary tract symptoms.
阴唇粘连(LA)在绝经后女性中是一种罕见的临床病症。雌激素缺乏和缺乏性活动可能是其促成因素。绝经后女性因阴唇粘连导致的排尿功能障碍更为罕见,此前仅有少数研究报道过此类情况。一名62岁的绝经后处女女性因排尿功能障碍和反复尿路感染5年就诊于伊朗伊斯法罕的阿尔-扎赫拉医院。尽管多次就医,但从未有医生进行过妇科检查,主要原因是患者拒绝接受男医生检查。体格检查时,我们发现广泛的阴唇粘连,仅有一个小开口。进行了阴唇手术分离,随后尿路症状完全缓解。在此,我们报告一例绝经后处女女性因阴唇粘连导致尿路问题的病例。该病例强调了对有尿路症状的女性患者进行妇科检查的重要性。