1. Menstrual Bleeding as a Manifestation of Mini-Puberty of Infancy in Severe Prematurity
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Maria G. Vogiatzi, Michelle Pitt, Sharon E. Oberfield, and Craig A. Alter
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medicine.medical_specialty ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Article ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Menstruation ,03 medical and health sciences ,Follicle-stimulating hormone ,0302 clinical medicine ,Humans ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Gynecology ,business.industry ,Puberty ,Infant ,Gestational age ,Uterine bleeding ,Menstrual bleeding ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,Uterine Hemorrhage ,Differential diagnosis ,business ,Luteinizing hormone ,Infant, Premature - Abstract
We report 2 infants with severe prematurity who presented with uterine bleeding at age 6 months (approximately 2.5 months corrected for gestational age). Mini-puberty of infancy should be considered in the differential diagnosis of girls who present with uterine bleeding during the first 6 months of life.
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- 2016
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