Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We documented such menstrual disorders as dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB): dangerous health problem during adolescence. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS: We gave a questionnaire containing 29 questions about menstruation…

Background: Adnexal torsion is a well-recognized cause of acute pelvic pain. Isolated tubal torsion with ovarian sparing has certainly been documented, but is uncommon. Although risk factors for the latter include a menstrual period, menarc…

Background: Pelvic pain is a common complaint encountered in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. Etiologies are similar to those found in adult women, but the incidence and presentations vary with age. The purpose of this study is to revie…

The fallopian tube is the essential link between the ovary and the uterus. Its transport mechanisms are now reasonably well understood and include orderly ovum transfer by the fimbria, and ovum/preembryo retention, with transport to the ute…

A 13-year-old female adolescent presented with pelvic pain localized in the right lower abdominal quadrant with diffusion to the groin and internal thigh and worsened by marked leg abduction. No symptoms were detected on physical or sonogra…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate adolescent girls with chronic pelvic pain not responding to conventional medical therapy, using advances in operative laparoscopy to determine endometriosis prevalence, clinical stage, and type of lesion. DESIG…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence, clinical stage, and lesion type of endometriosis in adolescent girls. DESIGN: Retrospective review of patient records of adolescent girls (11-19) admitted to Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. SE…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that adenomyosis is a rare cause of dysmenorrhea or chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in the adolescent population that can be identified with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to report resolution of adenomyosis …