Do hygienic factors affect labial fusion recurrence? A search for possible related etiologic factors.

Background/purpose: The purpose of our study was to define the factors related to recurrence of labial fusion.

Methods: The data of 110 patients diagnosed with labial fusion were gathered. The data collected and queried included age and body weight of the patient, season of presentation/occurrence, frequency of diaper change, frequency of diaper dermatitis, products used for hygiene, duration of breast milk feeding, infections, presence of allergy, thickness of the adhesion, mother's use of oral contraceptive drugs before pregnancy, mother's use of alcohol/drugs/cigarettes or presence of disease during pregnancy, the number of recurrences, treatment method, presence of labial fusion among maternal sisters or any relatives, and blood estrogen levels.