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  • Menstrual management in adolescents with disabilities
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Menstrual_management_in_adolescents_with_disabilities/
    mg daily can be used as contraception IM progestogen Effective in achieving amenorrhoea … distress in some patients with sensory issues Adverse effects: amenorrhoea (20%), reduced menstrual … at 12 months, 20% amenorrhoea Usually requires a general anaesthetic Levonorgestrel intrauterine device …
  • Management of Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Management_of_Eating_Disorders_in_the_Emergency_Department/
    symptoms Menstrual history including menarche, amenorrhoea, and regularity of cycles Mood, risk of suicide … if amenorrhoeic 12-lead ECG If secondary amenorrhoea: consider FSH, LH, sensitive oestradiol/serum testosterone …
  • Sexual health history taking in the adolescent
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sexual_health_history_taking_in_the_adolescent/
    samples. See sexually transmitted infections If there is a concern of amenorrhoea in the context of recent …
  • Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adolescent_Gynaecology_Lower_Abdominal_Pain/
    intercourse Imperforate hymen Amenorrhoea Cyclical pain Marked distension of the vagina may cause back pain …