Suppression of menstruation in adolescents with severe learning disabilities
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Authors
Albanese, Assunta
Hopper, Neil W
Issue Date
2017-07
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Suppression of Menstruation , Learning Disabilities , Medroxyprogesterone Acetate , Ovulation Inhibition , Menstruation
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Abstract
As girls with severe cognitive developmental delay progress into puberty and become young women with learning disabilities, concerns about menstruation are common amongst carers and health care professionals are often consulted for advice. Very little, however, has been published on this area to guide the practitioner and studies are almost exclusively confined to the gynaecological literature. We aim to give an account of the various therapeutic options available and current practice within the paediatric endocrinology unit at our institution.
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Citation
Albanese, A., & Hopper, N. W. (2007). Suppression of menstruation in adolescents with severe learning disabilities. Archives of disease in childhood, 92(7), 629–632. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.115709
Publisher
Archives of Disease in Childhood