title: Diagnostic laparoscopy in apparent uterine agenesis.
abstract: We report a case of an adolescent female with apparent agenesis of the uterus with chromosomally competent ovarian dysgenesis. In our case, the apparent absence of the uterus on the laparoscopy constituted a severe hypoplasia of the organ prior to estrogen stimulation, rather than aplasia. Following a year of estrogen/progesterone replacement, an infantile but otherwise normal uterus could be demonstrated by hysterosalpinogogram. In gonadal dysgenesis, therefore, it is not possible to differentiate the absence of the uterus from severe hypoplasia using laparoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sotrel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010053:Ovary / Q000002:abnormalities; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000209:etiology; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D014599:Uterus / Q000002:abnormalities*