Menstrual Disorders (Book).

Menstrual disorders.

Menstrual disorders.

Menstrual disorders are very common in adolescence, and can be the cause of a significant amount of stress to both the patients and their parents. Variations of the menstrual cycle in this age are very broad and are mainly caused by the immaturity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian (HPO) axis. Amenorrhea (either primary or secondary), abnormal uterine bleeding and dysmenorrhea are conditions...

[Menstrual disorders in adolescence].

Altered frequency of the menstrual cycle accompanied by pain are manifestations of functional anomalies of the female reproductive system. These symptoms require prompt and accurate diagnosis and therapy to prevent a chronic condition that can seriously disturb the adolescent's psychic well being. The most common anomalies of the menstrual cycle and the causes of altered cycle frequency are out...

Book Reviews Anxiety Disorders

First, the editors should be complimented on their selection of an eminent group of contributors from different parts of the world, producing a volume with a truly international perspective. As the preface and the title suggest, this book attempts to provide a practical guide to diagnosing, assessing, and managing obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) in a clinical setting. With increasing public...

Prostaglandins, menstruation, and menstrual disorders.

Prostagiandins play an important role in the mechanism of human menstruation. Furthermore aberrant prostaglandin production may be an intimate component of the pathogenesis of menstrual disorders such as dysmenorrhoea, menorrhagia and perhaps the premenstrual syndrome. Inhibitors of prostaglandin biosynthesis available today have proven universally useful in the ‘treatment of dysmenorrhoea and ...