Labial Adhesions

Ashley - posted on 04/19/2013

My youngest daughter had this when she was a couple of months old. During that time the Dr. proscribed me hormone cream, which caused my daughter to grow boob tissue :-/ She is now 3yrs old and has the same issue, I went to the Dr. that I have her seeing now (he is a bit more in the try natural things before prescribing) and they said as long as it is not bothering her, cover her urethra hole, then in time when the irritation on that area dies down that it will open back up. This happens more often then people think, it is a mixture of the irritation of the area, and the lack of hormones which makes the skin begin to form.
The thing her new Dr told me is that the only time he likes to give out hormone cream if its bothering her going pee (sometimes the skin can cause the pee to puddle when can cause a bladder infection). But if it doesnt bother her, just make sure that she takes showers or showers after her bath, make sure when she is done bathing to dry that area really well, dont use soaps that have perfume or anything that might cause the irritation, and help her wipe and teach her to make sure that she is wipping really well.
Hopefully this is helpful!!!

Jelena - posted on 04/15/2013

Hi there! I see there are a lot of mums and daughters with this problem. My 7 months old daughter has also the diagnosis of labial adhesion. Dr. prescribed a estrogen cream to apply for ten days but it didnt work. Now we are directed to a specialist for endocrinology and i am curious whats the procedure? I read about estrogen creams and they are not safe at all, they can cause cancer of genital organs. Have any of the moms had the same problem and have you been directed to a surgeon and whats the procedure, is it painful an doea a baby recover easily? Thanks

Rachel - posted on 01/15/2013

My daughter is 1 1/2yrs old and we've had this problem since July 2012. Our Dr. prescribed Premarin Cream as well, it opens up and after a few days-to a week starts to re-close. We are back at the Dr trying to figure out why this is ongoing. As he said from all previous experiences the cream has always worked. We are seeking information from a gynocologist now. Good Luck with your experience and I hope the cream works for you.

Heather - posted on 12/12/2012

My daughter was diagnosed with labial adhesions when she was at her 2 year checkup. The doctor prescribed the Premarin which I did for 2 weeks and it did not seem to help, and it seemed to irritate her. She wasn't having any urinary symptoms at the time so he said to just let it go to see if she would open up on her own in puberty. But, she is now almost 3 and has had 2 UTI's in the past 2 months and when I looked at her vagina, it was significantly fused all the way shut. From top to bottom, so I started the Premarin again tonight hoping to give her some relief from the infections, but we are probably going to have to see a pediatric urologist. Good to know that there are other moms out there experiencing the same questions I am.

Chewy - posted on 12/09/2012

My youngest daughter had a labial adhesion when she was a few months old. I did not use the cream on her, as I am not comfortable putting a hormone cream made from horse urine on her vagina. I wrote up this about it:



http://chewygranolamomma.blogspot.ca/201...

Candi - posted on 10/22/2012

my daughter had this before, and is actually going through this again right now. In the past it was only partially fused and was prescribed Premarin cream. It worked immediately. This time, it is closed completely so I started using the cream again tonight. I hear it is very common so I am trying not to worry.

Staci - posted on 10/05/2012

My daughter, 17 months has had a fused labia for as long as I can remember. Her Dr. presrcibed Premerin cream around 9 months and we used it for a week or two, but it seemed to cause her a lot of irritation and she screamed when I tried to apply it. Needless to say, it didn't work. After that the Dr. said not to worry about it and to let it resolve itself. However, recently she acts like it hurts when we wipe her and she reaches for her vagina any time I change her. Also she just in the last few days started putting her hands down her pants and holdinf herself. I'm worried that she is uncomfortable. Any other experiences like this?

Gloria - posted on 09/01/2012

My daughter's pediatrician noticed she had labial adhesion last week at her 6 month visit. He prescribed estrogen cream which had me a little worried but i see that it worked for everyone here so I def feel better.

Sandra - posted on 07/26/2012

How old was your daughter? Mine is two almost three I only just noticed since we started the potty training her pediatrician thinks we should just let it be although I am worried because she is sensitive when wiping and quite frankly it looks like she struggles to urinate. I am going to suggest the Premarin cream to her dr. However I just hope it's not to late. It is also very red beefy red looks like it hurts. Appreciate any input.

Jessica - posted on 07/12/2012

Well my daughter is about to turn 4 years old and she has a labial adhesion and she has had it since the doctor noticed it when she was about 1 years old, maybe a bit older and he said to wait and see if it separates and opens on its own. Well lately she's had issues with it hurting down there and hurting when she pees and she's just been feeling awful so I took her to the doctor and there was blood in the urine and she's been in pain due to her playing it ripped a bit and the urine causes irritation and burning and having an open wound going potty has caused an infection. I am having to put an estrogen cream on it for 2 weeks and then 2 weeks off and then 2 weeks back on but he did say that it's estrogen and it will absorb in my body if I don't put gloves on and children do have a tendency to grow hair down there and get breast tissue so it's serious stuff but it's either trying this and hoping it will work and if it doesn't we have to see a urologist and have it surgically cut open/apart. So it's serious and something to make sure that it is taken care of or checked if you have a young toddler.

Holly - posted on 03/15/2010

I found it on my daughter when she fell down on a rock one day and I was afraid she hurt herself down there. I pulled her little skin flaps apart and noticed the didn't have a vagina hole. There was a dark spot where I could see the hole was supposed to be, but there was a thin layer of skin covering it up. The cream worked great and only took 2 weeks. Now, I put vaseline on it about once a week to keep it open, but she's doing great! :)

Kelly - posted on 03/13/2010

It wasn't obvious to me, even with two daughters. I noticed it because it made my girls pee to the front instead of down when they sat on the potty. So prior to that age, I don't know how you would notice it if the doctor didn't catch it. If you have a baby niece or good friend with a baby girl I guess you could look at their vagina and see if it looked like your daughters LOL but if you don't have a convenient baby then your out of luck! :)

Chatty - posted on 03/10/2010

WOW! I've never heard of this......I'm gonna do a lil' research but I was wondering if any of you can explain how I might know if this is the case with my daughter? Is it obvious?

Shaena - posted on 03/10/2010

My neice had a labial adhesion. Her pediatrician told her that it can happen in little girls because they do not produce estrogen like we do. And your vagina needs the estrogen to keep the labia from fusing. If I can remember right the cream has estrogen in it, and it will help separate the labia and keep it that way. It is not harmful.

Ellie - posted on 03/08/2010

We had the same thing. When my daughter was 16 months old (she is 18 months old now), she had labial adhesions. Her labia were open only enough that she could pee, but not enough that they could even stick a catheter in (they were worried about a UTI because she had had a high fever for a few days - it turned out to be a mild case of pneumonia). The doctor prescribed an estrogen cream to be applied once a day and we went back to him periodically to check on the progress. It took about 20 days to open up fully and now I try to keep an eye on the situation to make sure that it is not happening again. I don't believe that there is anything to be concerned about.

Katie - posted on 03/07/2010

All three of my girls have had this. The premarin works well if you apply it every day for the prescribed time. It doesn't work as well if you also use diaper cream - use one at a time if possible. Also, it has estrogen in it so your daughter can develop a little breast tissue. We were "warned" about it & it was still a shock to feel that on a 2-year-old. That goes away as soon as you stop using it. Also, after you are done using the premarin, use vaseline to keep it open. You may only have to use it for a while.

Holly - posted on 03/05/2010

my 1 year old had that. I found it when she was 6 months old and showed it to the doc. He prescribed the Premarin and it worked great! I still have to check it every once in a while (becasue he said it can close back up), but it's doing fine and she never noticed a thing! :)

Kelly - posted on 03/04/2010

It's strange, I had never heard of this until I had daughters, but both of my girls had this (what makes it really weird is that one is adopted, one is biological). With our oldest daughter we went to a specialist because she was peeing straight out to the front instead of down, causing her to have a hard time with potty training (she had to lean forward on the potty a lot). He didn't do anything, said she would grow out of it by puberty when changes started happening in that area with growth. Our second daughter actually was almost "grown shut" as her pediatrician said, and we did get the Premarin cream for her, and it worked really fast. I think I only used it like maybe a week, and I could see that it had opened up. No side affects or problems. I would say go ahead and use it. Good luck!