Case of precocious menstruation

Precocious menstruation in hypothyroidism.

C.v.B. is a girl who was born of psychopathic criminal and, in all probability, mentally subnormal parents. Her mental and physical development was backward from birth; at the age of 4 she could walk but did not speak. Earlier data are lacking. She stayed in several children's homes, and from the age of 9 she was in the Institution for Mentally Deficient Children in Noordwijk. At the age of 1 1...

Case of Vicarious Menstruation

A Case of Vicarious Menstruation

The various remarkable and wonderful deviations which Dame Nature from time to time makes, either through what appears to us in our extreme ignorance to be but sheer caprice, or for the accomplishment of wise and salutary ends, form a most interesting and instructive subject of study to the observant and thoughtful physician. He cannot but be struck with the fact that nature in these departures...

Menstruation angina: a case report

INTRODUCTION Menstruation is commonly associated with migraine and irritable bowel but is rarely correlated with angina or myocardial ischaemia. Only a small number of cases have been reported suggesting a link between menstruation and myocardial ischaemic events. CASE PRESENTATION A case of menstruation angina is reported in order to raise awareness of this association. A 47-year-old South A...

Case 9: Precocious Puberty

In this session students will evaluate data on precocious puberty and try to find its underlying causes. Read this to the class or discuss it in your own words with them. Be sure that you cover these points: what causes normal puberty; the technical terminology of puberty; is a statistically significant difference in average age at puberty of 3, or 6 months biologically significant? Emphasize t...