Congenital absence of an ovary in a Nigerian woman.
A case of unilateral absence of the left ovary in a 45-year-old grand multiparous Nigerian woman is reported. Congenital absence of a gonad is extremely rare and it indicates a genetic or chromosomal error in the formation of the urogenital ridge.
Dare
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Makinde
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Makinde
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ON
Odutayo
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010053:Ovary / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010298:Parity