Journal article
Normal Vulvovaginal Health in Adolescents
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Vol.28(3), pp.132-135
06/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.05.004
PMID: 25532681
Abstract
As adolescence is often the first time a woman will see a gynecologist, it is important for health care providers to understand and be capable of explaining the changes that occur to a young woman during these years. Many adolescents and their caretakers who seek gynecologic care for what they consider vulvovaginal abnormalities may be misinterpreting completely normal changes; education and reassurance are the best treatment in these cases. Most medical literature on vulvovaginal health focuses on abnormalities and there is a paucity of information on what is considered “normal.” This goal of this review is to describe normal anatomic and physiologic vulvovaginal changes that occur during the adolescent years, as well as to offer advice on how to educate and reassure young women during this vulnerable time.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Normal Vulvovaginal Health in Adolescents
- Creators
- Abigail C MancusoGinny L Ryan
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Vol.28(3), pp.132-135
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.05.004
- PMID
- 25532681
- ISSN
- 1083-3188
- eISSN
- 1873-4332
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2015
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Record Identifier
- 9983930271202771
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