ABSTRACT

The most common urogynecologic disorders prompting childhood evaluation focus on problems of urinary continence and introital abnormalities. Interlabial masses, often included in the differential diagnosis of urinary incontinence, as well as difficulties with appropriate gender identification in genetic and phenotypic females, are discussed in this chapter. As congenital abnormalities result from abnormal embryogenesis, it is appropriate to begin with a brief overview of normal female embryology.