title: Menstrual disorders in adolescence: investigation and management.
abstract: Menstrual disorders in adolescence may present diagnostic and management challenges for the gynaecologist. This review will describe the common and uncommon menstrual disorders that may arise in early reproductive life, together with guidance on their investigation and management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, King Edward Memorial Hospital, 374 Bagot Road, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia. mhickey@obsgyn.uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000628:therapy; D013734:Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000628:therapy*; D009839:Oligomenorrhea / Q000628:therapy; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D016649:Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D011628:Puberty, Delayed / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities