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  • Title: Uterine procidentia in an African adolescent: an uncommon gynecological challenge.
    Author: Dim CC, Umeh UA, Ezegwui HU, Ikeme AC.
    Journal: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol; 2008 Feb; 21(1):37-9. PubMed ID: 18312800.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Uterovaginal prolapse in adolescents is rare, hence this report. CASE: Miss O.N. was a 17-year-old Para 1(+0) A1. She had a regular menstrual cycle. She presented with complaints of mass protruding from her vagina of twenty months duration. The problem started four months after a normal delivery at a maternity home. Her mother had a similar problem after her last delivery. A diagnosis of uterine procidentia was made. The patient and her care giver consented to use of ring pessary only. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: Uterovaginal prolapse can occur in a black adolescent with normal menstrual cycle and in the absence of obvious musculoskeletal or neurogenic defect. The etiology could be multifactoral. Ring pessary is an effective non-surgical treatment option in the young.
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