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01-03-2007 | Case Report

Primary amenorrhoea caused by congenital absence of the uterus

Authors: E. J. Harland, M. Damodaram, L. Musaib-Ali, Wai Yoong

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 3/2007

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The authors discuss the case of a 21-year-old female of Afro-Caribbean origin, who presented with primary amenorrhoea, and was found to have congenital absence of the uterus and fallopian tubes in the presence of a normal vaginal cavity.

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Title: Primary amenorrhoea caused by congenital absence of the uterus
Authors: E. J. Harland
M. Damodaram
L. Musaib-Ali
Wai Yoong
Publication date: 01-03-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-006-0209-0

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