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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Clinical usefulness of low-dose oral contraceptives for the treatment of

adolescent hyperandrogenemia.

AUTHORS

Yamamoto T; Okada H

SOURCE

ASIA-OCEANIA JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 1994

Sep;20(3):225-30.

ABSTRACT

Irregular menstrual cycles are common in young adolescent females. Some young women suffer from

hyperandrogenemia, which results in acne, increased body hair, and increased body weight. If left untreated, severe

hirsutism and polycystic ovary might ensue. This paper reviews literature on the usefulness of oral contraceptives

(OCs) in treating hyperandrogenemic adolescent women. In these adolescent women, serum luteinizing hormone

(LH) and testosterone (T) levels are significantly higher than in sexually mature women. In adolescent women with a

menstrual cycle lasting more than 37 days, the serum concentration of pituitary gonadotropins and sex hormones

was significantly higher than in adolescent women with normal-length (26-32 days) cycles. Multi-microcystic ovaries

have been found in 35% of adolescent women with normal cycles, in 57.9% of women with irregular menstruation,

and in 84.6% of women with amenorrhea. These polycystic ovaries were thought to be at increased risk of

developing infertility and endometrial cancer. Treatment with low-dose OCs containing progestin had fewer

androgenic side effects and proved useful. Low-dose estrogen-based OCs were also effective but had greater

androgenic reactivity. In conclusion, low-dose OCs are suitable for treating a variety of adolescent menstrual

irregularities. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3573-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Clinical usefulness of low-dose oral contraceptives for the

treatment of adolescent hyperandrogenemia.", is(are) Yamamoto T; Okada H. The source of this article is "ASIA-

OCEANIA JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. 1994 Sep;20(3):225-30.". This article was published

in 1994 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3573-06. All rights reserved with

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