Microperforated hymen: a case of delayed diagnosis

• Main Authors: Olívia Maria Ferraz Ferrarini (Author), Lívia Oliveira Munhoz (Author), Ricardo Santos Simões (Author), Pérsio Yvon Adri Cezarino (Author), Mauricio Paulo Ângelo Mieli (Author), Paulo Francisco Ramos Margarido (Author), Fábio José Guida (Author), Edmund Chada Baracat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although the incidence of microperforated hymen (MH) is unclear, this hymenal subocclusive anomaly is considered a rare entity. Differently from imperforated hymen, MH may be asymptomatic until puberty when the women's quality of life is jeopardized. Depending on the size of the microperforatio...