title: Postcoital vaginal rupture in a young woman with no prior pelvic surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reports of postcoital vaginal rupture in the literature are limited to cases involving women who are postmenopausal, have recently undergone pelvic surgery, or have suffered genitourinary trauma.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We report a case of postcoital vaginal rupture in a 23-year-old woman with no prior surgical history who complained of acute onset, severe vaginal pain after consensual intercourse.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Examination under anesthesia revealed a 6-cm laceration of the posterior fornix, which extended into the abdominal cavity. The laceration was repaired using a combined vaginal and laparoscopic approach.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coitus-induced vaginal rupture in a reproductive aged woman with no prior pelvic surgery or other risk factors is a rare clinical presentation. Prior reports of rupture in premenopausal women have recommended repair via laparotomy. This case documents successful transvaginal and laparoscopic repair, and reviews the etiological mechanisms for coitus-induced injury.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA. doctorjenn@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Christie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cooksey
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Minikel
authors.forename: Eve F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Zaritsky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology; D012421:Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*