Dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescent girls and evaluation of their response to treatment

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a gynecologic problem that occurs often during adolescence and is the most frequent cause of urgent admission to the hospital. DUB occurs in the adolescent usually because of anovulation, a result of developmental immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovari...

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Published inTurkish journal of pediatrics Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 186 - 189
Main Authors Başaran, Halide Ozge, Akgül, Sinem, Kanbur, Nuray Oksüz, Gümrük, Fatma, Cetin, Mualla, Derman, Orhan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 01.03.2013
Subjects
Adolescent
Anovulation - complications
Blood Coagulation Disorders - complications
Female
Humans
Metrorrhagia - etiology
Metrorrhagia - therapy
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Summary:Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) is a gynecologic problem that occurs often during adolescence and is the most frequent cause of urgent admission to the hospital. DUB occurs in the adolescent usually because of anovulation, a result of developmental immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis. Diagnosis can only be confirmed when there is no other pathology present, so it is important to exclude all the other possibilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of coagulation disorders and other underlying situations as a cause of menorrhagia in adolescents with DUB and to assess the response to the treatment(s) given.
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ISSN:0041-4301