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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020

Clinical indicators to define etiology in patients with primary amenorrhea: Lessons from a decade of experience.

Japleen Kaur, Rama Walia, Vanita Jain, Anil Bhansali, Richa Vatsa, Sujata Siwatch

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Japleen KaurDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Rama WaliaDepartment of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Vanita JainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Anil BhansaliDepartment of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Richa VatsaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
Sujata SiwatchDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextPrimary Amenorrhea is worrisome for the adolescent as well as their guardian. It is essential to be able to identify the underlying pathology and initiate appropriate management strategies, well in time.

aimsTo study the clinical features, with an aim to identify discriminatory clinical features to indicate a most probable diagnosis.

designA prospective, observational study.

settingThe Gynecologic Endocrinology Clinic of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Endocrinology Outpatient Department of a tertiary centre in North India. METHODOLOGY: In total 328 women with primary amenorrhea, registered during a duration of 10 years (January 2008 to December 2017), were enrolled for the study and a proforma was filled with their medical details.

resultsIt was observed that patients with normal stature and underdeveloped breasts were likely to be hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, whereas those with short stature and underdeveloped breasts were more likely to be gonadal failure with underlying chromosomal abnormality. The three most common causes of primary amenorrhea in the index population were hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (117/328 = 35.1%), gonadal dysgenesis (99/328 = 30.2%) and mullerian agenesis (53/328 = 16.2%).

conclusionAge, height, and Tanner staging at presentation can provide a clue toward diagnosis, even before confirmatory tests are available. One of the largest studies reported on primary amenorrhea, we found hypogonadotropic hypogonadism to be the commonest cause, in contrast to previous studies.

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Amenorrheahypogonadotropic hypogonadismmullerian agenesisshort staturetanner staging

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