Overview

Adolescents often present with menstrual issues similar to those of adult women.  However, adolescent physiology is sufficiently different that it modifies the differential diagnosis, and as a result the investigations and treatment of the presenting problems.  

Objectives

In this workshop we are going to review some common referrals to the adolescent gynecology team with the goal of:

1)Developing strategies to obtain a useful history from an adolescent.

2)Reviewing how differences in physiology and disease prevalence in adolescents vs adults change our workups and management.

3)Managing common menstrual bleeding problems in adolescents.