Long-term intravaginal presence of foreign bodies in children. A preliminary study

S F Pokorny

Long-term intravaginal presence of foreign bodies in children. A preliminary study

J Reprod Med. 1994 Dec;39(12):931-5.

Author

S F Pokorny¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030.

PMID: 7884746

Abstract

The similar clinical features of childhood sexual abuse, isolated premature menarche and intravaginal foreign objects prompted a preliminary study of the anatomic features of intravaginal foreign objects in premenarchal females.

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
Foreign-Body Reaction / diagnosis
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Vagina / pathology*