Secondary Amenorrhea from Long Forgotten Intracervical Herbal Concoction Pessary: A Case Report and Review of Literature

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Published: Jul 18, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i07-12

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Ayodeji Kayode ADEFEMI
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja
Chidinma Magnus Nwogu
Kingswill Specialist Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu
68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba, Lagos
Muisi Adenekan
Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract

Vaginal pessaries are used in gynaecology to treat utero-vaginal prolapse or urinary incontinence (pelvic floor disorders). However, self-administered or provider-administered per vagina insertion of herbal materials and concoctions is a practice prevalent amongst the low socioeconomic class of developing nations with poor access to good comprehensive health care. These oftentimes unhygienic and toxic materials may present with symptoms of immediate and or long-term complications. Asymptomatic cases may be forgotten only to be discovered incidentally. This study reports the case of a 47-year-old nullipara with amenorrhoea and infertility with an incidental finding of long forgotten intracervical herbal packing. The prolonged herbal pessary caused chemical vaginitis, scarring and subsequent cervical stenosis and amenorrhoea.


 

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Ayodeji Kayode ADEFEMI, Chidinma Magnus Nwogu, Ugwu, A. O., & Muisi Adenekan. (2024). Secondary Amenorrhea from Long Forgotten Intracervical Herbal Concoction Pessary: A Case Report and Review of Literature. International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 4(07), 1354–1356. https://doi.org/10.47191/ijmscrs/v4-i07-12
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