Adolescent gynae clinic - need of the day: a prospective study at a tertiary care centre

Jain, Anita; Singh, Dibya

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20191953

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“…We have done thalassemia screening of all the girls attended to our clinic only one patient having thalassemia trait. As shown in (Table 1) majority of girls fall in 15 to 19 years group, our patients age distribution is comparable with Jain et al, BMI of present study is comparable with Shanti et al 4,5 74 girls attained menarche before 10 years, are comparable to Shanti et al 5 Good nutrition and sedentary life style may be a reason for early menarche, further study may needed in large number. Girls presenting with various complaints are comparable with Goswami et al 6,7 As shown in (Table 5) menstrual problems are comparable with Nandita et al 8 As shown in (Table 6) menorrhagia group 24 girls required hospitalisation for correction of anaemia, 8 girls required 2 or more transfusions, 16 girls required 1 or more blood transfusion.…”

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Health problems in adolescent girls

Mendiratta

Dath.S

Yadav

et al. 2023

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Adolescents form precious human resources in every country, constitutes large number of populations. Adolescence is a period of rapid physical growth, sexual and psychological changes. The aim of the study is to assess the health problems in Adolescent girls and to take measures to prevent and treat their health problems. Methods: This prospective study was conducted from October 2014 to September 2016 in Hindu Rao hospital, North DMC medical college. Patients attending to gynecological outpatient department included in this study. The Statical analysis was done by using Microsoft excel. Results: Majority of patients in our study belongs to 15 to 19 years. Menstrual dysfunction (67.7%) is the most common complaint followed by leucorrhea (14.1%) and infections (10.6%). Conclusions: Adolescence girls presented with various gynaecological problems in our study. Setting up adolescent friendly clinics and privacy to discuss their problems is desirable for early diagnosis and management.

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Health problems in adolescent girls

Mendiratta

Dath.S

Yadav

et al. 2023

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…In the present study, adolescent gynecological problems were seen to be more common in the late adolescent age-group of 16-18 years.In the present study, 53.3% of cases belonged to the age-group of 16-18 years. According to a study by Jain et al,4 95.5% of patients were from the late adolescent age-group (15-19 years) whereas in a study by Goswami et al, 5 56% of patients belonged to the agegroup between 17 and 19 years.…”

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Adolescent Gynecological Problems in a Tertiary Care Center

Pillai,

Mathew,

Pandikasalakal

2024

Journal of South Asian Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Aim:To study the magnitude of different gynecological problems of adolescents attending the Outpatient and Inpatient Departments of Government Medical College, Kozhikode, the various causative factors and the treatment modalities. Materials and methods: This was a prospective study where a total of 400 girls in the age-group of 13-18 years attending the Outpatient and Inpatient Departments of Government Medical College, Kozhikode, between January 2019 and June 2020 satisfying the inclusion criteria were followed up to find out the type of gynecological problems and the treatment required. Data were collected by using pro forma after obtaining patients consent. Patients were followed up to study the type of gynecological problems and the treatment required. Data were entered in MS Excel spreadsheet and analyzed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software. Results: Out of 400 adolescents, menstrual disorders were seen in 68.8% and ovarian tumors in 20.8% of girls. Around 6.0% had leukorrhea. Among 275 cases with menstrual problems, almost 81.8% of the cases were abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). Around 12.0% of dysmenorrhea cases, 1.5% of primary amenorrhea cases, and 4.7% of secondary amenorrhea cases were also noted. Among 160 AUB cases, almost 15.0% of the cases were treated with blood transfusion or hematinic or hormones, and 85.0% of the cases were managed with hormones and hematinic. Conclusion: Heavy menstrual bleeding was the most common menstrual disorder in our study accounting for about 54.7% cases of which 12.2% girls required blood transfusion in view of severe anemia. Ovarian tumors were the second most common problem in our study (17.3%). Clinical significance: For early detection of adolescent problems and effective management of adolescent health, an adolescent clinic is the appropriate solution. They help improve their quality of life and help their transition into adulthood.

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Adolescent gynae clinic - need of the day: a prospective study at a tertiary care centre

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Health problems in adolescent girls

Health problems in adolescent girls

Adolescent Gynecological Problems in a Tertiary Care Center

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