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The pubertal disorders most often refer to menstrual disorders in girls. Puberty is the set of puberty processes during which a girl enters puberty. The end of puberty is characterized by the achievement of final individual growth and full sexual maturity.
Puberty disorders – types
In the case of early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovaries-adrenal axis, the so-called premature puberty. It is characterized by the development of secondary and tertiary sexual characteristics and the onset of menstruation before the age of 9. It is worth paying special attention to prematurely excessive, characteristic hair growth in the child.
Delayed sexual maturation however, it is distinguished by the absence of secondary and tertiary sex characteristics after the age of 14 and the absence of menstruation after the age of 16.
PERIODIC DISORDERS
The most common symptoms during puberty in girls are menstrual disorders (especially the duration of the cycle). In a normal cycle, deviations in its duration should not exceed 1-3 days. However, the bleeding itself should last for 3 to 5 days, and normal blood loss should not exceed 20-100 ml. Abnormal cycles are those with periods shorter than 21 days between menstrual periods or infrequent periods with cycles well over 33 days. You should also be concerned about too tight, short and very heavy periods, accompanied by heavy blood loss and irregular periods.
The most severe menstrual disorders that can cause many systemic disorders are the so-called juvenile bleeding. This type of bleeding does not occur cyclically. Juvenile bleeding is chronic, profuse, of a hemorrhagic nature and lasting more than 10 days. Bleeding often lasts for months, with only slight interruptions, and is prone to recurrence. Such profuse bleeding can significantly worsen the general condition, and in its most severe course it can even be life-threatening.