- The 18-year-old, who has been named, suffered horrific swelling to vagina
- Shocking images published in the British Medical Journal showed the teenager developed a haematoma
- Doctors from Rotunda Hospital in Dublin said the woman arrived with 'severe pain'
The 18-year-old woman, who has not been named, suffered horrific swellings filled with blood and pus-like liquid as a result of the collision.
The teenager had been involved in a collision while riding a bicycle, which resulted in the bike's handle bars colliding directly with her vagina.
Shocking images published in the British Medical Journal show the teenager developed a haematoma, causing the vulva lips to swell and become black with bruising.
There was also a tear in the vaginal tissue which caused the woman to experience bleeding and severe pain.
Doctors from Rotunda Hospital in Dublin said the patient had arrived at the hospital's emergency room with 'severe pain' and an inability to pass urine.
Upon examining her, medics found she had a large swollen vulval haematoma - where a collection of blood pools in the soft tissues of the vagina or vulva as a result of blood vessels breaking, usually due to an injury.
The doctors said the patient had waited three days after the collision to seek medical help.
The authors of the study, Dr Amy Worrall, Dr Eve Gaughan and Michael Geary, said that her injuries were similar to those seen in women after childbirth.
They wrote: 'Vulval injuries of this nature are most often seen postnatally in women following childbirth, in particular following operative vaginal deliveries.
'Other causes include trauma, forceful intercourse, sexual abuse, injection into genital vessels and saddle injuries, as in this case relating to certain sporting activities such as cycling and horse riding.'
The doctors said the swollen tissue around her vagina was bleeding and filled with pus-like fluid.
The teenager was given morphine and paracetamol, as well as a catheter to empty her bladder.
She was then put under anaesthetic and taken to theatre where doctors drained the haematoma. The patient was fully recovered within three months.

Teenager left with injuries after bike handlebars smashed into vagina
The 18-year-old, who has not been named, suffered from a haematoma as a result of the collision in Dublin, causing the vulva lips to swell and become black with bruising.