title: Menstrual-like vaginal bleeding in prepubertal girls: an unexplained condition.
abstract: Unexplained menstrual-like cyclic vaginal bleeding, lasting for several days and without any uterine and vaginal anomaly, is a rare condition in prepubertal girls. Only small series (containing four to eleven cases) have been described in literature. We report our in nine girls presenting with vaginal bleeding without any abnormality at gynaecological, hormonal and echographic examination.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Gynaecology, University Hospital St Pieter and Erasmus Brussels & ICRH Ghent Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merckx
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ghent University Hospital & ICRH Ghent Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weyers
authors.affiliation: Medical Master student, KUL Leuven Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santegoeds
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brussels and Ghent University -Hospital Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Schepper
keywords: Prepubertal vaginal bleeding; environment; isolated menses; menarche; telarche
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