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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Mar 31, 2006

Pediatric and adolescent gynecology is an emerging specialty, at the intersection of pediatrics, pediatric endocrinology, gynecology, pediatric surgery, dermatology, psychiatry, public health medicine and genetics. It thus addresses a wide spectrum of diseases from the newborn period to adolescence.

Progress in molecular biology and genetic research, as well as in imaging techniques, has greatly contributed to our understanding of the pathologies of gynecological development and, indeed, has helped to more clearly define the limits of physiological variation.

The gynecological problems encountered in children and adolescents are often both medically and psychologically complex and thus require a highly skilled and coherent approach. The adolescent, who is no longer a child but not quite an adult, poses a particular management ...

    Gynecologic oncology

    Gynecologic Cancers Urinary Incontinence
    Stress Urinary Incontinence

    Stress Urinary Incontinence

    The International Continence Society (ICS) defines SUI as the complaint of involuntary leakage on effort or exertion, or on coughing or sneezing ...

      Contraception for Adolescents

      Contraception for Adolescents

      Adolescents today represent a significant proportion of the world population ...

      Endometriosis

      Endometriosis

      Endometriosis is a disorder in which abnormal growths of tissue, histologically resembling the endometrium, are present in locations ...

      Delayed Puberty

      Delayed Puberty

      Developmental changes during puberty in girls occur...

      Urinary Incontinence

      Urinary Incontinence

      Millions of women experience involuntary loss of urine called urinary incontinence (UI). Some women may lose a few drops ...

      Medical conditions complicating pregnancy

      Complications of pregnancy are health problems ...

      Teenage Pregnancy

      U.S. pregnancy rate among girls between 15 and 19 ...

      Diabetes Mellitus & Pregnancy

      Diabetes Mellitus & Pregnancy

      Diabetes mellitus, a clinical syndrome characterized by ...

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