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	<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 03:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Chlamydial Infection</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/05/14/chlamydial-infection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 03:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Gynecology</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Michele D. Wilson
Children acquire Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection by either perinatal exposure or sexual abuse. Chlamydia trachomatis is increasingly recovered from sexually abused children in whom the reported incidence rates range from 4% to 17%.
Chlamydial infection acquired perinatally may persist for over a year. Therefore, when C. trachomatis is recovered from a young child, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gonococcal Infection</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/05/14/gonococcal-infection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 03:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele D. Wilson
In contrast to the mature woman in whom the acidic, estrogenized vagina is inhospitable to gonorrhea and the cervix is the primary site of gonococcal infection, the vagina is the site of infection in the prepubertal child. Before approximately 9 or 10 years of age, the endocervix is closed and, therefore, upper tract [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexually Transmitted Pathogens</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/05/14/sexually-transmitted-pathogens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 02:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele D. Wilson
Child sexual abuse is unfortunately a frequent phenomenon. It is estimated that one in four girls has been sexually abused by age 18 years. A study investigated the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in children with suspected sexual abuse. The study included 409 children (360 girls) under 13 years of age. Sexually transmitted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nonspecific Vulvovaginitis</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/05/02/nonspecific-vulvovaginitis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 16:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele D. Wilson
Nonspecific vulvovaginitis is the single greatest cause of prepubertal vulvovaginitis, accounting for between 25% and 93% of all cases in various clinical series. When vaginal cultures are obtained in a patient with nonspecific vulvovaginitis, they will grow organisms considered to be part of normal vaginal flora, i.e., lactobacilli, diphtheroids, S. epidermidis, a-hemolytic streptococci, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Physiologic Discharge</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/05/02/physiologic-discharge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele D. Wilson
A physiologic discharge frequently occurs in the newborn female due to intrauterine exposure to maternal estrogens. The discharge is characteristically white, mucoid, and without odor. It persists for approximately 1 week. After the first few days, the discharge may become bloody, due to withdrawal of estrogen stimulation to the endometrial lining of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vulvovaginitis</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/05/01/vulvovaginitis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michele D. Wilson
Vulvovaginitis is the most common gynecologic problem in prepubertal girls. Several physiologic factors contribute to the child&#8217;s increased susceptibility to vulvovaginitis. A pubertal female has physical barriers that help to prevent infection. In contrast, the young girl lacks labial fat pads, she has no pubic hair, and the labia minora are relatively small. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Female Circumcision</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/23/female-circumcision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Gynecology</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Female circumcision is a traditional or ritual practice that is still widespread in Africa, the Middle East, and southeast Asia. Female circumcision is significantly associated with poverty, illiteracy, and low status of women. In societies that practice female circumcision, the woman who is not circumcised is stigmatized, ostracized, and not sought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cervical Prolapse</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/22/cervical-prolapse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Gynecology</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Cervical prolapse is rare in childhood. The most common presentation is a mass protruding from the vulva in the first few days of life. Most reported cases are associated with meningomyelocele or other central nervous system anomalies. Genital prolapse has been described in preterm infants with no nervous system anomalies. Prompt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hymenal Tags</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/21/hymenal-tags/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Hymenal tags are seen in 6% to 13% of female neonates. The tags are smooth, firm, pink nodules protruding from the margin of the hymen. The most common location is the dorsal margin of the hymen near the fourchette. Sometimes, more than one tag is present. Most hymenal tags resolve spontaneously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clitoris Tourniquet Syndrome</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/20/clitoris-tourniquet-syndrome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/20/clitoris-tourniquet-syndrome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Gynecology</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Clitoris tourniquet syndrome is produced by clitoral strangulation by hair. Few cases of this condition have been reported in prepubertal girls. Patients present with an enlarged, erythematous, and extremely tender clitoris. Bleeding and ulceration may occur as the obstruction progresses. The strands of hair may be difficult to visualize because they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Urethral Prolapse</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/19/urethral-prolapse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/19/urethral-prolapse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Gynecology</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Prolapse of the urethra is a circular eversion of the urethral mucosa protruding through the meatus. It presents as a friable, red-blue annular mass. The mass may be ulcerated, infected, or even gangrenous. Careful examination will reveal the urethral meatus in the center of the mass and the vaginal introitus posterior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cysts</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/18/cysts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Cysts of the vulva may develop at any age and are of mucinous or mesonephric type. Common inclusion cysts (sebaceous) are rare because secretion of the sebaceous gland in the hair shaft is not occluded. Rarely hair grows before puberty. On rare occasions, the vestibular glands are active and cysts develop. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hemangiomas</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/17/hemangiomas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/04/17/hemangiomas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Gynecology</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Hemangiomas are the result of anomalous development of blood vessels. They are congenital malformations consisting of dilated blood vessels that may cause tumors in the dermis or subcutaneous tissues. Hemangiomas are the most common soft-tissue tumors of infancy, occurring in approximately 5% to 10% of 1-year-old children. The female-to-male ratio is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labial Adhesions</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/03/26/labial-adhesions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/03/26/labial-adhesions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Agglutination of the labia is a common condition in prepubertal girls. Severe cases of agglutination may be confused with an imperforate hymen or ambiguous genitalia. Agglutination is an acquired condition. A fine line of demarcation between the clitoral hood (prepuce) and the labia minora that runs to the midline under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Other Congenital Diseases</title>
		<link>http://www.generalmedical.info/2008/03/26/other-congenital-diseases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Hailey-Hailey disease (benign familial pemphigus) is a rare autosomal dominant dermatosis. The disease is characterized by a chronic, recurrent, erosive papular eruption of skin folds, including the groin. Disease severity varies among patients, but typically it waxes and wanes. Darier&#8217;s disease (keratosis follicularis) is another rare autosomal dominant disorder. Despite the [...]]]></description>
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