New method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study
Abstract A major complication of feminizing genitoplasty in children is the loss of clitoral sensation with serious impact at adult life. We suggest a new method to evaluate the surgical results during childhood based on the bulbocavernosus or clitoro-perineal reflex (CPR). The afferent pathway of C...
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oai:doaj.org-article:495c695587bf4ddbb7d175e93ea309852021-12-02T14:23:23ZNew method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study10.1038/s41598-021-86434-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/495c695587bf4ddbb7d175e93ea309852021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86434-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract A major complication of feminizing genitoplasty in children is the loss of clitoral sensation with serious impact at adult life. We suggest a new method to evaluate the surgical results during childhood based on the bulbocavernosus or clitoro-perineal reflex (CPR). The afferent pathway of CPR implies the intact sensory receptors on the clitoral glans. Girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia who were followed-up medically without surgery or who underwent feminizing genitoplasty with or without clitoroplasty were included (2002–2018). All clitoroplasties were standardized reduction clitoroplasty with preservation of neurovascular bundles associated with vaginoplasty and vestibuloplasty. Standardized examinations were prospectively performed including the CPR starting at one year postoperatively. The reflex was triggered by gentle touch of the glans by a cotton swab. Contraction of the perineal muscles was considered positive. Thirty-two children were operated at a median age of 8.6 months (5.8–12.1). Median follow-up (FU) was 3.9 years (1.3–6.4). Twenty-four patients had clitoroplasties: 17 were tested for CPR at one-year FU, and all had a positive test. Eight girls had genitoplasty without clitoral surgery, two of them were tested and were positive. Ten patients were managed without surgery, two of them were tested for the CPR and were positive. The reflex was always triggered easily and repeated at least twice during the FU. The clitoro-perineal reflex is a simple, non-invasive and reproducible test in early childhood and may serve as an early evaluation tool of clitoral innervation after feminizing genitoplasty. These results need to be confirmed at long term and completed at adult life.Valeska BidaultNathalie BottoAnnabel Paye-JaouenJuliane LegerÉliane Josset-RaffetLaetitia MartinerieMatthieu PeycelonAlaa El-GhoneimiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021) |
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Abstract A major complication of feminizing genitoplasty in children is the loss of clitoral sensation with serious impact at adult life. We suggest a new method to evaluate the surgical results during childhood based on the bulbocavernosus or clitoro-perineal reflex (CPR). The afferent pathway of CPR implies the intact sensory receptors on the clitoral glans. Girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia who were followed-up medically without surgery or who underwent feminizing genitoplasty with or without clitoroplasty were included (2002–2018). All clitoroplasties were standardized reduction clitoroplasty with preservation of neurovascular bundles associated with vaginoplasty and vestibuloplasty. Standardized examinations were prospectively performed including the CPR starting at one year postoperatively. The reflex was triggered by gentle touch of the glans by a cotton swab. Contraction of the perineal muscles was considered positive. Thirty-two children were operated at a median age of 8.6 months (5.8–12.1). Median follow-up (FU) was 3.9 years (1.3–6.4). Twenty-four patients had clitoroplasties: 17 were tested for CPR at one-year FU, and all had a positive test. Eight girls had genitoplasty without clitoral surgery, two of them were tested and were positive. Ten patients were managed without surgery, two of them were tested for the CPR and were positive. The reflex was always triggered easily and repeated at least twice during the FU. The clitoro-perineal reflex is a simple, non-invasive and reproducible test in early childhood and may serve as an early evaluation tool of clitoral innervation after feminizing genitoplasty. These results need to be confirmed at long term and completed at adult life. |
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Valeska Bidault Nathalie Botto Annabel Paye-Jaouen Juliane Leger Éliane Josset-Raffet Laetitia Martinerie Matthieu Peycelon Alaa El-Ghoneimi |
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Valeska Bidault Nathalie Botto Annabel Paye-Jaouen Juliane Leger Éliane Josset-Raffet Laetitia Martinerie Matthieu Peycelon Alaa El-Ghoneimi |
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New method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study |
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New method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study |
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New method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study |
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New method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study |
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New method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study |
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new method for early evaluation of clitoris innervation using clitoro-perineal reflex after feminizing genitoplasty in early childhood: a pilot-study |
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