Signs of MRKH?

Question:

OK. I'm 16years old and I already seen a Gynecologist and they stuck a q-tip up there to see how far it went. anyways, i'm going to get an Ultrasound in a few days (this monday) to check if I even have a Uterus or part of one. Yes, My chromosomes say i'm an XX. Anyways, they think I might have MRKH. I want to know everything about it,esspassily the signs and symptomes of it. Please help. I want to also talk with people that have this and see how it affected them. ((I have never started my period..duh if you were all wandering why i'm takeing all these tests))

Answers:
I had never heard of MRKH. So I googled MRKH and first off found www.mrkh.org.

The signs and symptoms sound exactly like what you have described.

You usually discover that you have no vagina during puberty. Although you develop breasts and pubic hair, you do not start having periods. This is because the ovaries will produce the female hormones that make normal development occur but the absence of the uterus and vagina means that there is no period. Most of you report this when you are 15 or 16 years old.
However, some of you may have difficulties with having sex as your first problem.

What tests will I have?
Your GP will normally ask some questions and then examine you. Sometimes GPs feel that this examination is best done at a hospital by a gynaecologist and may refer you for this. During the examination, the doctor may discover that you have been born without a vagina.
Further investigations include:
• A blood test to check your chromosomes in order to exclude any other genetic abnormalities
• an ultrasound scan to confirm the absence of a womb but the presence of ovaries
As girls with this condition also have a 40% chance of having renal (kidney) problems or abnormalities, and 15% have a single kidney, a scan or X-ray of this area may also be recommended.

Tough.

Good luck.

Other Answers:
*MRKH is Mayor Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome
* it is a condition that involves congenital absence of the vagina, fallopian tubes, cervix and/or uterus.
* Some women have uterine remnants, or horns. External genitalia are normal.
*Chromosome karyotype is 46XX(normal female).
*The incidence rate is approximately one in 5000.
*Other symptoms involved to varying degrees are kidney abnormalities, skeletal problems and hearing loss.
* The cause is somewhat unclear, but the Syndrome occurs sometime during the 4th-6th week of fetal development.
*IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT ONE HAVING MRKH CAN HAVE ALL THESE, there are less severe ones too.
Source(s):
i am a doctor practicing medicine for 1 yr
here's a support yahoo group
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/mrkh-grrls/
for more info here's the mrkh website
http://mrkh.org/

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