11 - Amenorrhea

Lauren A. Kanner; Emily Chi

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-10512-8.00020-5

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11 - Amenorrhea

Lauren A. Kanner and Emily Chi

NASPAG's Principles & Practice of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, pp.99-112

Elsevier Inc

2024

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-10512-8.00020-5

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Abstract

Amenorrhea, or the absence of menses, may be either a transient or permanent phenomenon caused by disruption at any point in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis or female reproductive system. The epidemiology, evaluation, and management of common causes of primary and secondary amenorrhea will be discussed in this chapter.

Amenorrhea

Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

PCOS

Primary amenorrhea

Secondary amenorrhea

Turner syndrome

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Title: Subtitle: 11 - Amenorrhea
Creators: Lauren A. Kanner
Emily Chi
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: NASPAG's Principles & Practice of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, pp.99-112
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-10512-8.00020-5
Language: English
Date published: 2024
Academic Unit: Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Endocrinology and Diabetes
Record Identifier: 9984642858802771

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