Trastornos Menstruales en Adolescente: Alteración de Flujos Rojos

Description

Menstruation disorders are a common cause of office visits in female adolescents and can cause great anxiety and concern among patients and their parents. These disorders can be transient during puberty due to the immaturity of the hypothalamus —pituitary— ovary axis. This article reviews and updates the most common menstruation disorders to improve their management in primary care. The primary care physician must be able to identify; certain pathologies that can appear at this age and to identify situations in which a menstrual flow alteration should be referred to the secondary or tertiary level for further study or treatment.