Functional, social and psychosexual adjustment after vaginal reconstruction

• Published in: The Journal of urology Vol. 162; no. 1; p. 182
• Main Authors: Vates, T S, Fleming, P, Leleszi, J P, Barthold, J S, González, R, Perlmutter, A D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.1999
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Adaptation, Psychological; Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Psychosexual Development; Social Adjustment; Vagina - abnormalities; Vagina - surgery

We assessed the long-term functional, social and psychosexual outcome in children who underwent vaginal reconstruction. We interviewed and assessed the psychological development of 16 women 17 to 28 years old (mean age 22) who underwent vaginal reconstruction only or in combination with other urogen...