Menstrual Disorders
January 1997
in “
Pediatrics in review
”
Studysummary This review discusses menstrual disorders in adolescent females, covering amenorrhea, abnormal bleeding, and the natural variability of menstrual cycles, but it reports no new clinical findings.
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The 1997 document "Menstrual Disorders" by Paula K. Braverman and Steven J. Sondheimer discussed the common menstrual disorders that adolescent women often experience, such as amenorrhea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and dysmenorrhea. The authors noted that the median age of menarche in the United States was 12.77 years, with African-American females reaching menarche a few months earlier than Caucasian females. They also mentioned that nearly 90% of females have achieved menarche by the time they reach Tanner stage 4 breast and pubic hair development. The normal menstrual cycle was reported to last between 21 and 35 days, with fewer than 0.5% of women having cycles shorter than 21 days and fewer than 1% having cycles lasting more than 35 days.
