The external genitalia are covered by keratinizing epithelium, the epidermis, which is thinner than in other areas of the body. It is thus more vulnerable and shows less resistance to infections. Also resorption of agents is significantly facilitated as compared to other regions. Female Anatomy: ...
Linea Vestibularis: A Previously Undescribed Normal Genital Structure in Female Neonates.Presents information on a study which examined female newborns who are not sexually abused, to define the normal anatomy of the posterior vestibule. Examination of the genitalia of the female newborns; Features of...
In a pilot study we addressed the question of whether students can describe and correctly interpret slides of normal external female genitalia.doi:10.3109/01421599709019343Scherpbier, Albert J. J. AFaber, VijayaYspeert-Gerards, JetTaylor & FrancisMedical Teacher...
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In this review, we describe normal development of fetal genitalia throughout gestation as well as the identification of normal male and female genitalia on ultrasound. We use abnormal and ambiguous genitalia as illustrative tools to assist with the identification of normal genitalia and recognition of...
The observation that fibroblasts derived from the labia majora of normal female external genitalia clustered with AIS derived samples from the same site demonstrates the primacy of developmental androgen actions in influencing gene expression in this set of genes, and possibly in external genital ...
you can have XY folks who are assigned female at birth and XX folks assigned male at birth, and a whole swath of people who end up with some sort of ambiguous genitalia at birth because they have both in utero or neither. These are intersex people and are frequently subjected to nonconse...
Normal ano-genital anatomy, changes that occur with puberty, and physical properties related to the genitalia and anus will be discussed. Photos will provide visualization of both normal variants of the pre-pubertal hymen and genitalia as well as changes that occur with puberty. Implications for ...
AnatomyPrepubescentTanner stage IDisorder of sex differentiationObjective: Female congenital abnormalities and concomitant ambiguous genitalia constitute the primary reason for female genital reconstruction, however, objective data describing normal female anatomy is lacking. The aim of this study is to ...
Study Objective: Female adolescents often present to health care providers with concerns about the appearance of their external genitalia. These patients might experience significant distress about their genital appearance and might request surgery to correct a perceived abnormality. Accurate descriptions of ...