title: Common menstrual problems in adolescence.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield, UK. diana.fothergill@sth.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Diana J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fothergill
mesh_terms: 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