closed vagina on 8 yr old

[mrbkn]

When my daughter was 1 I was tending my sisters little girl and noticed that our girls looked VERY different. I told my husband that our little girl didn't have a vagina. He just laighed and said that all girls have them. I called ask a nurse and they gave me news no mother would ever want to hear. ( she will never have children and all that.) So I called the hospital and my Dr. happened to be there. He had me call first thing in the morning and get her in for him to see her. He pulled up her birth records and she was normal when she was born. They did ultrasounds and everything is there. So he sent us to a ped. obgyn and she put her on estegen. She opened up. We continued putting the cream on and she closed back up. This Dr. moved out of state and we found a new Dr.  She tried everything we would get her opened for a min. and then she would close back up. At the age of 4 she ws surgically opened up. That lasted about 3 months. They don't know what is causing her to do this we have had dermitlogists do allergy tests and no one seems to know.
We have taken her off the estregen because of health risks and are hoping when the time comes that her own body will kick in and open her up. I have heard of this happening but when they gave the cream it opened them and they were fine.
Has anyone heard of this?  I am worried now because if her own body doesn't kick in and she starts her period and the blood pools it can kill her.

[MarineSister]

Wow, i've been doing research on this type of thing for a little while and I myself went through this when i was younger. it lasted until i was about 5. My mother was frantic for a VERY long time. We went to countless doctors and they all said the same thing. HORMONES. Well, the creams didn't work very well at first and neither did anything else but once i got older my body FINALLY kicked in and things are fine now. The best thing to do is wait. It's easier said than done but chances are things will clear up on their own. Very scary to deal with but not too bad in reality. Good luck.

[jmomma2]

My daughter is one years old and she has had this problem since she was born. Her dr put her on the cream for months and this did not help. She had surgey to open her up today  in bham and has to go back every 2 months to keep a check on it. HE toldd me there is no quarntee it wont close back up. But you need to get your dr to reffer you to a GOOD dr because your daughter cold get so many infections.

[HelpMeePleasee]

I'm 14 and I think I have this . I don't know what to do. I don't really know if I have my period. Sometimes I get it, other times I don't. I can't use tampons. I havn't told my Mom that I think I have my period. The inside of my vagina is closed, I can't stick a tampon up, I can't do anything. I want kids, I don't know what to do. I want to tell my Mom but its soo embarassing. Help ! )':

[ami29]

when i was14 my stomach ached like hell... at first i thought it was ulcer but when we went to see a dr. we found out that its bec. i've got closed vagina... the inner labia's not open.... and the doc said i need an operation as soon as possible coz i already have my menstruation.....if not... my blood will be poisoned.... so they did an operation.... putting a tiny hole where the blood can go through......that time.. i don't know how to react as if i lost my emotions...i just go with the flow....
now after 7 yrs..... the issues closed , i thought,  but i know i have to face it now.... there's so many questions on my mind.... what will happen now? will i be able to have a baby? or it is safe to have sex? the hole is so tiny.... i want to know more but i'm scared of what people might think...... will i be  able to live a normal life?

[ami29]

when i was14 my stomach ached like hell... at first i thought it was ulcer but when we went to see a dr. we found out that its bec. i've got closed vagina... the inner labia's not open.... and the doc said i need an operation as soon as possible coz i already have my menstruation.....if not... my blood will be poisoned.... so they did an operation.... putting a tiny hole where the blood can go through......that time.. i don't know how to react as if i lost my emotions...i just go with the flow....
now after 7 yrs..... the issues closed , i thought,  but i know i have to face it now.... there's so many questions on my mind.... what will happen now? will i be able to have a baby? or it is safe to have sex? the hole is so tiny.... i want to know more but i'm scared of what people might think...... will i be  able to live a normal life?

[ungadoodled]

Ive been seeing this girl who is absolutly terrific so i came online to seek some answers. I had never seen this before. Im just glad that she is ok, and this doesnt seem so uncommon, so people here that are affriad it seems there are many that have this issue, and all i can offer is support. So Dont be too affraid it seems we arent alone with this issue.