title: Labial fusion: A rare cause of urinary retention in reproductive age woman and review of literature.
abstract: Labial fusion usually affects prepubertal girls and postmenopausal women, it may rarely occurs in reproductive years in the absence of predisposing factors such as vulvar infections, dermatitis, trauma, female circumcision and lichen sclerosis. Should be considered in differential diagnosis in the differential diagnosis of urinary retention even if the patient doesn't have history of sexual intercourse.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences University Gazi Yasargil Research and Training Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdoğdu
authors.affiliation: Ataşehir Memorial Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences University Gazi Yasargil Research and Training Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Emre
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Tahaoğlu
authors.affiliation: Ataşehir Memorial Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özdemir
keywords: Labial fusion; reproductive age; urinary retention