Homotransplantation of the amniotic membrane for the treatment of congenital absence of the vagina.
Homotransplantation of the amniotic membrane for the treatment of congenital absence of the vagina is described. Two years' follow-up with biopsy specimens revealed that amniotic membrane cells divide mitotically and activate vaginal epithelial proliferation of the squamous type and which respond to exogenous estrogens.
Homotransplantation of the amniotic membrane for the treatment of congenital absence of the vagina. Homotransplantation of the amniotic membrane for the treatment of congenital absence of the vagina is described. Two years' follow-up with biopsy specimens revealed that amniotic membrane cells divide mitotically and activate vaginal epithelial proliferation of the squamous type and which respond to exogenous estrogens.