OBJECTIVE: To understand the efficacy of vaginal dilators in the management of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective sequential study. SETTING: Hospital. PATIENT(S): 245 women. INTERVENTION(S): Vaginal dilators. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Functional vaginal length and sexual satisfaction. RESULT(S): Of the patients who completed the program, 232 (94.9%) achieved a successful vaginal length (defined as greater than 6 cm in length and maximum width throughout the vagina and especially at the apex) and sexual function. When the program was completed by all patients, 100% of patients were successful. CONCLUSION(S): Vaginal dilator therapy is the treatment of first choice for creation of the vagina in MRKH syndrome, and the success rates suggest that surgery is rarely, if ever, required.
OBJECTIVE: To understand the efficacy of vaginal dilators in the management of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. DESIGN: Retrospective sequential study. SETTING: Hospital. PATIENT(S): 245 women. INTERVENTION(S): Vaginal dilators. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Functional vaginal length and sexual satisfaction. RESULT(S): Of the patients who completed the program, 232 (94.9%) achieved a successful vaginal length (defined as greater than 6 cm in length and maximum width throughout the vagina and especially at the apex) and sexual function. When the program was completed by all patients, 100% of patients were successful. CONCLUSION(S): Vaginal dilator therapy is the treatment of first choice for creation of the vagina in MRKH syndrome, and the success rates suggest that surgery is rarely, if ever, required.
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