title: [Applications of the urocytogram in primary-secondary amenorrhea in adolescents].
abstract: In the urinary sediment, the cellular material mainly originates from cells of the bladdertrigone. These cells are submitted to hormonal stimulation and their study constitutes the base of a cytological method called "urocytogram". The urinary sediment was examined in thirty-five young girls with backward puberty. The repeated examinations contribute to differential diagnosis and help in etiologic diagnosis. Whenever it is necessary to investigate adolescent's sex hormones, an urocytogram, a simple and painless method, is indicated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000652:urine*; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000503:physiopathology; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000652:urine; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens
vernacular_title: Applications de l'urocytogramme dans les aménorrhées primo-secondaires chez les adolescentes.