Abstract
This chapter reviews basic concepts of menstrual disorders in adolescents beginning with an overview of menstrual physiology followed by consideration of various abnormal menstrual patterns: amenorrhea (primary and secondary), dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea (primary and secondary), and premenstrual syndrome.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2012
Repository Citation
Greydanus, Donald E.; Sorrel, Shawn; and Omar, Hatim A., "Menstrual Disorders in the Adolescent Female" (2012). Pediatrics Faculty Publications. 101.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pediatrics_facpub/101
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Adolescent Medicine: Pharmacotherapeutics in General, Mental and Sexual Health. Donald E. Greydanus, Dilip R. Patel, Hatim A. Omar, Cynthia Feucht, & Joav Merrick, (Eds.). p. 301-330.
©2012 Walter de Greyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, Boston
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Reprinted as an article in International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, v. 5, no. 4, p. 357-378.
Reprinted as a book chapter in Child and Adolescent Health Yearbook 2012. Joav Merrick, (Ed.). p. 415-442.