Clinical significance of neonatal menstruation

Brosens I; Ivo Brosens; Benagiano G; Giuseppe Benagiano

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.11.022

Clinical significance of neonatal menstruation

Brosens I, Ivo Brosens, Benagiano G, Giuseppe Benagiano

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2015 · vol. 196 , pp. 57–59 · doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2015.11.022 · PMID:26685798 · W2176236415

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This paper investigated the phenomenon of neonatal menstruation and its clinical implications in newborns.

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Past studies have clearly shown the existence of a spectrum of endometrial progesterone responses in neonatal endometrium, varying from proliferation to full decidualization with menstrual-like shedding. The bleedings represent, similar to what occurs in adult menstruation, a progesterone withdrawal bleeding. Today, the bleeding is completely neglected and considered an uneventful episode of no clinical significance. Yet clinical studies have linked the risk of bleeding to a series of events indicating fetal distress. The potential link between the progesterone response and major adolescent disorders requires to be investigated by prospective studies.

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Endometrium Menstruation Uterine Hemorrhage Endometrium Female Humans Infant, Newborn Menstruation Prospective Studies Uterine Hemorrhage

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