Common menstrual problems in adolescence.
Many girls tell their general practitioners and paediatricians about problems with their periods. This article focuses on a practical approach to managing menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and reviews the literature on this topic.
Fothergill
Diana J
DJ
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield, UK. diana.fothergill@sth.nhs.uk
D000293:Adolescent; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008595:Menorrhagia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009839:Oligomenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy