Adolescent Gynecology

Posted On 2019-06-13 10:51:19


This focused issue on “Adolescent Gynecology” is edited by Dr. Maria Demma Cabral, from Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA, and Dr. Dilip R. Patel, from Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA. The fruition of the focused issue on adolescent gynecology is a collaborative work from different specialists in the field. Our goal is to provide current and practical information for the medical practitioner when faced with issues relating to the adolescent and young adult women’s reproductive health.

Editorial
Adolescent gynecology
Maria Demma Cabral, Dilip R. Patel

Review Article
Physiology of pubertal development in females
Alissa M. Guarneri, Manmohan K. Kamboj

Amenorrhea in adolescents
Gisella Newbery, Mekala Neelakantan, Maria Demma Cabral, Hatim Omar

Abnormal uterine bleeding
Kylie Miller, Jessical Konal, Kelly Brown, Maria Demma Cabral

Dysmenorrhea in adolescents
Sadhana Dharmapuri

Gonadal dysgenesis: a clinical overview of Turner syndrome
Ethel Gonzales Clemente, Patricia Vining Maravol, Claire L. Tanager

Long-acting reversible contraception for adolescents
Gina Bravata, Dilip R. Patel, Hatim A. Omar

Emergency contraception
Metee Comkornruecha, Rebecca Sigourney, Maria Demma Cabral

Acute pelvic inflammatory disease
Donald E. Greydanus, Flora Bacopoulou

Endometriosis in adolescents
Jennifer Balun, Kathryn Dominick, Maria Demma Cabral, Debra Taubel

Human papillomavirus infection in adolescents
Nneka Holder, Nicole Ahmed, Maria Demma Cabral

Vulvovaginitis in adolescents
Marisha G. Agana, Brindi Ryali, Dilip R. Patel

Breast concerns and disorders in adolescent females
Donald E. Greydanus, Lyubov Matytsina-Quinlan


Disclosure:
The series “Adolescent Gynecology” was commissioned by the editorial office, Pediatric Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Maria Demma Cabral and Dilip R. Patel served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.