The evaluation of primary amenorrhea requires a thoughtful assessment for hormonal, structural and/or genetic causes. Although most cases of primary amenorrhea are caused by a single pathology, rarely multiple pathologies may be uncovered. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with a history of pubertal failure and primary amenorrhea due to Kallmann syndrome. She reported previous short-term use of hormone replacement therapy, with onset of severe pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding following its discontinuation. Her workup revealed concern for uterine didelphys with OHVIRA syndrome on MRI. Surgical exploration revealed a normal-appearing vagina and cervix communicating with the left uterine horn and fallopian tube, a separate, contralateral, obstructed, and engorged right uterine horn with cervix and obstructed vagina, and normal ovaries bilaterally. She underwent laparoscopic resection of the obstructed right hemiuterus with right salpingectomy. Estrogen replacement therapy was initiated postoperatively with cyclic progestins, and she experienced complete resolution of her pain. In the workup of primary amenorrhea, it is important to consider that more than one pathology may be present. A thorough endocrine, genetic, and anatomic evaluation is imperative prior to confirming the diagnosis and initiating treatment. Kallmann syndrome has rarely been reported with Mullerian anomalies; in this case it represents a scenario in which the induction of puberty and menses brought an obstructive anomaly to light. The possibility of co-occurring pathologies should always be considered to provide optimal care to the patient.
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J Assist Reprod Genet
March 2025
Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002, Jiangsu, China.
Purpose: We aimed to demonstrate the genetic factors of primary gonadal dysgenesis in a consanguineous family characterized by underdeveloped testes and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) in a male and primary amenorrhoea and primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in a female.
Methods: DNA was extracted from the male proband with infertility from the consanguineous family for whole-exome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis to screen for potential pathogenic genes and mutations. Sanger sequencing was used for further validation of his family pedigree.
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol
March 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi
December 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
To report a case of obstetrical disseminated intravascular coagulation and discuss the treatment strategy of such cases. The clinical data and treatment process of the patient with cardiac arrest and disseminated intravascular coagulation after amniotic fluid embolism was analyzed, and the related literature was reviewed. Female, 36 years old, primigravida, was admitted to the hospital for delivery because of "amenorrhea for more than 9 months, lower abdominal pain for 14 hours with a small amount of vaginal bleeding for 2 hours", amniotic fluid embolism occurred after delivery, then cardiac arrest and DIC happened, which led to a large amount of blood loss, through the treatment methods of active circulatory and respiratory support, surgical interventions for two times, transfusion of erythrocytes, plasma, and cold precipitation, fibrinogen and other blood product for substitution, and early antifibrinolytic, the patient's life was successfully saved without irreversible organ function damage.
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February 2025
Institute for Women's Health, University College London, WC1E 6AU, London, United Kingdom.
Context: Establishing the genetic basis of early-onset primary ovarian insufficiency (EO-POI, <25 years) is important, but defining variant pathogenicity is challenging.
Objective: To elucidate the genetic architecture of EO-POI in a unique, large cohort.
Setting: Young women with EO-POI (n=149; n=31 familial, n=118 sporadic) attending a specialist reproductive unit.
Case Rep Womens Health
March 2025
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Health, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Newark, NJ, USA.
The evaluation of primary amenorrhea requires a thoughtful assessment for hormonal, structural and/or genetic causes. Although most cases of primary amenorrhea are caused by a single pathology, rarely multiple pathologies may be uncovered. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with a history of pubertal failure and primary amenorrhea due to Kallmann syndrome.
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