Menstrual Patterns in the First Gynecological Year: A Systematic Review.

Study Objective: Understanding what constitutes a normal menstrual cycle during the first gynecological year (GY1) is a common concern of adolescents and clinicians. However, limited high-quality evidence exists. We aimed to summarize published literature regarding menstrual and ovulatory patterns in GY1.

Menstrual management in developmentally delayed adolescent females.

Background: Requests for assistance in menstrual management and menstrual suppression are a common, emotive and sometimes controversial aspect of adolescent disability care.

Aims: To review the uptake and outcomes of menstrual suppression among adolescent patients with developmental delay.

Methods: A retrospective review of the medical records of adolescent females with intellectual disability referred for menstrual management to the Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Clinic, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, for the three-year period between January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2013.