Troubles du cycle à l'adolescence: une banalité [Menstrual disorders in adolescents: commonplace or worrisome?].

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_7D7EE02D45E4
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Troubles du cycle à l'adolescence: une banalité [Menstrual disorders in adolescents: commonplace or worrisome?].
Périodique
Revue Médicale Suisse
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Jacot-Guillarmod M., Renteria S.C.
ISSN
1660-9379[print], 1660-9379[linking]
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2010
Volume
6
Numéro
253
Pages
1236-1241
Langue
français
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The first menstrual cycles following menarche are often caracterized by irregular and/or heavy bleeding. The adolescent patient may be worried by these episodes of bleeding. In 50-80% of cases these are anovulatory bleeding due to the immaturity of the gonadotrophic axis. Nevertheless pathologies such as von Willebrand disease, genital infection, polycystic ovary syndrom, eating disorders, a tumor or a pregnancy may be diagnosed by bleeding abnormalities. The challenge for the physician is to distinguish between bleeding abnormalities secondary to anovulation and pathologies where investigations and specific follow-up is mandatory. Adolescents who experience abnormal bleeding must be counceled according to their perceptions and expectations.
Mots-clé
Adolescent, Female, Humans, Menstruation Disturbances/diagnosis, Menstruation Disturbances/etiology
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14/03/2011 10:44
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