Imperforate Hymen

ABSTRACTImperforate hymen is relatively rare but it is the most frequently encountered of the mulleriananomalies of the female genital tract with an incidence of about 0.1%. The clinical presentation varies significantly from patient to patient depending on the age at diagnosis but in most cases, the diagnosis is missed in early childhood delaying the diagnosis upto puberty, when the patient presents with hematocolpos, hematometra or both. When this happens, the presentation could even be misleading because of unlikely presenting symptoms like, urinary retention and bowel obstruction leading to unnecessary urology and gastroenterology referral without any conclusive evidence of the condition furthering the delay in diagnosis and increasing the presentation with complications. This case is an illustration that there is quite often a considerable delay before a proper diagnosis is reached. The aim of this communication is to increase awareness of imperforate hymen among clinicians examining adolescent girls with lower abdominal pain.How to cite this articleDahiya P, Dahiya K, Jain S, Nupur. Imperforate Hymen. J South Asian Feder Menopause Soc 2014;2(1):52-53.