Hematometrocolpos: An Adolescent Girl with Amenorrhea and Abdominal Discomfort
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Haematometrocolpos is a result of a rare congenital abnormality of the female urogenital tract imperforate hymen that has the clinical presentation of absent vaginal opening, concealed menstruation with cyclical pain, and presents to the consultant as the case of primary amenorrhea. We report the case of a 15-years-old female who attended the Obstetrics and Gynecology Out-Patient-Department with primary amenorrhea and abdominal discomfort, and in the process was found to have an imperforate hymen and hematometrocolpos on Ultrasonography of Abdomen and Pelvis confirmed by MRI Pelvis. It is important to have a sound clinical acumen to diagnose the same as ignorance can advance to infertility, unnecessary medications, and other complications.
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