[REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN PUBERTY, BORN WITH UNDERWEIGHT]

Lik Sprava. 2014 Dec:(12):65-8.
[Article in Ukrainian]

Abstract

Deficiency birth weight adversely affects menstrual function. The menstruation in adolescent girls born with underweight begins late 2 to 6 months. Most of it is expressed in teenage girls who live in the region lack natural iodine. The dysmenorrhea occurs much more often in adolescent girls born with underweight, and it need of prevention and treatment measures.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Body Mass Index
  • Child
  • Dysmenorrhea / diagnosis
  • Dysmenorrhea / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight / growth & development
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight / physiology
  • Menarche / physiology*
  • Menstruation / physiology*
  • Puberty, Delayed / diagnosis
  • Puberty, Delayed / physiopathology*
  • Reproductive Health / statistics & numerical data
  • Sexual Maturation / physiology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Ukraine