Laparoscopic surgery is an important topic in pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) and is becoming the mainstay of operative management for many conditions in this patient population. This chapter aims…
Introduction, prevalence, and epidemiology Similar to nonobstructive reproductive tract anomalies, approximately 7% of those born with female reproductive anatomy will have differences in the formation of the reproductive tract, resulting…
Introduction Adnexal lesions occur in infants, children, and adolescents with varying frequency and may represent ovarian or tubal pathology. Consideration of a patient’s age, pubertal status, clinical presentation, and physical…
Introduction Differences of sex development (DSDs; also known as disorders of sex development ) is a group of congenital conditions of the urogenital and reproductive tracts that affects human sex…
Introduction, prevalence, and epidemiology Approximately 7% of those born with female anatomy will have differences in the formation of the reproductive tract, resulting in varying degrees of vaginal, uterine, or…
Introduction Neonatal ovarian cysts are rare, but they are the most common cystic abdominal finding in neonatal imaging. Cysts are usually discovered in the third trimester at 28 weeks gestation…
What Is Menstrual Suppression? Menstrual suppression refers to using hormone medications to make periods lighter or, in some cases, to stop periods completely (amenorrhea). Why Would I Choose Menstrual Suppression?…
Introduction Caring for patients with complex genitourinary anomalies can be challenging. These patients are anatomically complicated with nuanced disease processes. Here, we will focus on three common genitourinary anomalies: anorectal…
Introduction When a pediatric or adolescent patient is planning to undergo a therapy that may affect their fertility in the future, medical organizations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology,…
