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Chapter 5 - Adolescent Menstrual Dysfunction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 January 2023

By
Meenakshi K. Choudhary  and
Mugdha Kulkarni
Edited by
Naomi S. Crouch  and
Cara E. Williams
Naomi S. Crouch
Affiliation:
St Michael's Hospital, Bristol
Cara E. Williams
Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's Hospital
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Summary

Menstrual disorders such as irregular, heavy or painful periods are common in adolescent girls and may affect quality of life, disrupt sports and social activities and are known to cause school absences in one in four girls. Immaturity of the hypothalamo–pituitary–ovarian (HPO) axis in post-menarchal years is the leading cause for menstrual dysfunction and visits to the emergency department in this age group [1]. Several terminologies have been used to describe menstrual dysfunction, but the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) system, describing normal and abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is the most universally preferred classification [2].

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Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology for the MRCOG , pp. 33 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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