PURPOSE To determine whether having been abused as a child increases the risk of adolescent pregnancy in El Salvador and whether intimate partner violence during adolescence affects the association. METHODS Using data from 3753 women between the ages of 15 and 24 from a nationally representative household health survey of Salvadoran women (FESAL 2002/2003), the association between history of ...

Ovarian pregnancy is one of the rarest types of extrauterine pregnancy. Its preoperative diagnosis remains a challenge since it presents quite similarly to tubal pregnancy and complicated ovarian cysts. Although in most cases, histology is necessary to confirm the diagnosis, we present an ovarian pregnancy in a teenager, correctly diagnosed during ultrasound examination.

Adolescence is a critical period for girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D). Reproductive issues, such as menstrual abnormalities, risk of an unplanned pregnancy, and contraception, should be addressed during this phase of life. This paper reviews several reproductive issues that are important in the care of adolescents, including pubertal development, menstrual abnormalities, ovulatory func...

BACKGROUND There is strong evidence of an association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and restriction of intrauterine growth, but the effects of this exposure on postnatal linear growth are not well defined. Furthermore, few studies have investigated the role of tobacco smoke exposure also after pregnancy on linear growth until adolescence. In this study we investigated the effect of ...

Little is known about the effects of risk factors on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom over time. Here, we longitudinally studied the role of candidate genes, pre- and perinatal factors, and their interactions on ADHD symptoms between ages 10 and 18 years. Subjects were part of the general population or clinic-referred cohort of the TRacking Adolescents' Individual Lives S...

Previous literature suggests that illegitimate pregnancy is a consequence of demographic factors, idiosyncratic family situations, or neurotic conditions. The author rejects these conclusions and hypothesizes that the experience of pregnancy in adolescence may be the reflection of an exacerbated developmental crisis. 3 clinically and statistically significant patterns in the experience of and...

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Abstract Backgound In Romania Roma women are vulnerable to pregnancy-related events, unwanted pregnancies, stillbirth, abortion and cervical cancer. This paper aims analysis the use of reproductive health services, family planning, prenatal care screening for cancer by women. Methods A secondary was performed on data Reproductive Health Survey in 2016, a subsample 314 women, aged 15-44 years. R...