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The Female Athlete, Dilip R. Patel, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar
The Female Athlete, Dilip R. Patel, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
The female athlete has today became an accepted part of sports in elementary school, junior high, senior high, and college. This chapter covers various aspects of the prepubertal and pubertal female athlete. An historical perspective will be presented and selected comments provided on psychological and physiologic aspects of the female athlete. Concepts of adolescent gynecology are reviewed, including breast concerns and menstrual dilemmas in relation to sports activity. Exercise during pregnancy is also considered. Iron deficiency anemia and stress urinary incontinence
Menstrual Disorders In Adolescent Females, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar, Artemis Tsitsika, Dilip R. Patel
Menstrual Disorders In Adolescent Females, Donald E. Greydanus, Hatim A. Omar, Artemis Tsitsika, Dilip R. Patel
Pediatrics Faculty Publications
Onset of menstruation (i.e., menarche) is a determining event of the adolescent female signifying the progress of puberty, which in the majotity of cases is visibly initiated with thelarche (onset of breast development or breast buds). Menarche usually occurs during the earlier time of the second decade of life and ends with menopause, typically in the 5th decade of life. The adolescent can present with a wide variety of menstrual dilemmas and disorders which will be discussed in this chapter.