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Posted by: Frances Fei, MD on Feb 24, 2025

Period talk is everywhere, but how do we separate fact from fiction? Here, we breakdown the top 11 myths about periods.

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Heavy Periods: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Heavy menstrual bleeding is a common problem during adolescence. Heavy menstrual bleeding can negatively impact quality of life, school attendance, and participation in after-school sports and activities.
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When Your Daughter Wants Plastic Surgery: What Parents Need to Know About Labial Hypertrophy
As more teens are seeking elective labial surgery, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology through the Committee on Adolescent Health Care has developed guidelines to educate gynecologists about the limited role of surgical interventions for this group of patients. 

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Prepubertal Vulvovaginitis: Causes, Treatment and Prevention

Jul 30, 2024

Prepubertal is the time frame before puberty when hormones activate in the body and cause changes throughout the body. Puberty especially affects the genital area, causing changes to the mucosa (the type of skin lining the vagina) and changes and growth of the labia (lips around the vagina/skin folds of the vulva) in addition to pubic hair growth.  Read More

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Ovarian Torsion: What Parents Need to Know

Jul 18, 2024

Ovarian torsion needs to be considered in any girl or young women who complains of sudden onset abdominal pain, particularly when the pain comes with nausea and/or vomiting. Read More

Ovary Preservation: A Practice in Preserving Your Future

Jul 12, 2024

Nationwide Children’s multi-team algorithm helps us work together to minimize unnecessary removal of ovaries in the absence of concern for cancer as well as make sure the correct surgery is done to spare ovarian function. Read More

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: What Is It?

Mar 06, 2024

Polycystic ovarian syndrome – or “PCOS” – is a hormonal imbalance that happens in some girls and women. In PCOS, testosterone, a type of hormone, is higher than normal. Read More

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Endometriosis in Teens and Adolescents: More Than Just Cramps

Mar 01, 2024

Endometriosis is a condition in which the menstrual tissue is found outside the uterus, within the pelvis. Girls who have a mother, sister or aunt with endometriosis have an almost 10 times increased chance of developing it. Read More

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Gynecology Care in Turner Syndrome

Aug 29, 2023

For Turner Syndrome specifically, gynecologists can help with puberty induction, prescribing hormone replacement therapy until the average age of menopause, review fertility options and discuss pregnancy risks related to Turner Syndrome. Read More

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Vaginal Agenesis: What Is It?

May 18, 2023

Agenesis is a medical word that means a body part never formed before birth. The term vaginal agenesis means that the female does not have a vagina because it never formed. Vaginal agenesis affects about one in every 5,000 females. Read More

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What Is an Ovarian Neoplasm?

Apr 06, 2023

Ovarian neoplasms happen when there is an abnormal mass of tissue forming on the ovary with cells growing and dividing more quickly than they should. Read More