My daughter at 4 was diagnosed by her pediatrician as having no opening. I was shocked. She was sent for genetic tests. Those were the worst day of my life as the doctor insinuated that my daughter might be a boy. the tests came back that she was a girl and we used Premarin. at age 6 her pediatrician realized the opening had closed again. We were prescribed cream again. Now at age 8, same thing has happened. I don't know what to think. I feel worried. My daughter is at an age too where she would probably start to feel a bit awkard if I have to apply cream there. Is there anyone that has been through this? My doctor also asked us to get an ultrasound. I am terrified of this- what it might show. I just want her to be normal and be able to have kids.
Hi, my daughter was also born with a closed vaginal opening - diagnosed as vaginal adhesions. Interestingly enough I was also born with this however in those days they used to surgically cut it open again. This is not common practice anymore as there is a high chance of it just closing again. Our options for my daughter were
-to treat it with an oestrogen cream which dissolves the skin closing the opening but was also warned this has a high chance on reclosing
- was she starts running around it commonly starts to open without any other treatment ( this happened with my daughter although only 3/4 open)
- wait until she hits pubity where the body's influx of oestrogen opens it naturally and it should then remain open.
Hope this reassures you. We saw a Paediatric gynaecologist in London.
I don't have a daughter, but a close friend told me that her just-11 yr old had a very small vaginal opening, yet lubricated copiously during her frequent and highly pleasurable masturbation sessions. Seems like she does this to go to sleep at night, I think this is normal and the child does not seem in distress. Again, we are NOT all the same, are we ? I told her that, 11 IS young, and issues will tend to resolve themselves.