TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasound examination of pubertal girls and of patients with gonadal dysgenesis
AU - Cabrol, Sylvie
AU - Haseltine, Florence P.
AU - Taylor, Kenneth J.J.
AU - Viscomi, Gregory
AU - Genel, Myron
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the help of Linda Alcebo, A.R. D.M.S. for performing the ultrasounds. Clinical studies were performed in the Children's Clinical Research Center, supported by a grant (RR-125) from the General Clinical Research Centers program, Division of Research Resources, National Institutes of Health.
PY - 1981/3
Y1 - 1981/3
N2 - Girls with hypogonadism caused by hypothalamic lesions or chromosomal abnormalities need accurate pelvic exams to delinate pelvic structures. This work presents an evaluation of the usefulness of ultrasound examination of the pelvis in females with aberrant sexual development. Girls with these problems often need multiple pelvic examinations to monitor their uterine response to hormone therapy. Thirty-two patients with a variety of abnormalities including Mullerian agenesis and hypothalamic hypogonadism as well as patients with abnormal karyotypes commonly associated with gonadal dysgenesis and male pseudohermaphrodism were studied. Repeat ultrasound scans were performed to quantitate uterine response to therapy. Ovarian visualization was usually possible, even in prepuberal girls. Following some patients at risk for gonadal tumors may be possible using repeat ultrasound examinations. The cooperation of the patients as well as of their families was gratifying, and the girls appeared to be more relaxed during ultrasound examination than during a pelvic examination.
AB - Girls with hypogonadism caused by hypothalamic lesions or chromosomal abnormalities need accurate pelvic exams to delinate pelvic structures. This work presents an evaluation of the usefulness of ultrasound examination of the pelvis in females with aberrant sexual development. Girls with these problems often need multiple pelvic examinations to monitor their uterine response to hormone therapy. Thirty-two patients with a variety of abnormalities including Mullerian agenesis and hypothalamic hypogonadism as well as patients with abnormal karyotypes commonly associated with gonadal dysgenesis and male pseudohermaphrodism were studied. Repeat ultrasound scans were performed to quantitate uterine response to therapy. Ovarian visualization was usually possible, even in prepuberal girls. Following some patients at risk for gonadal tumors may be possible using repeat ultrasound examinations. The cooperation of the patients as well as of their families was gratifying, and the girls appeared to be more relaxed during ultrasound examination than during a pelvic examination.
KW - Gonadal dysgenesis evaluation
KW - Ultrasound in gonadal dysgenesis
KW - Ultrasound in teenagers
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U2 - 10.1016/S0197-0070(81)80031-9
DO - 10.1016/S0197-0070(81)80031-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 6277836
AN - SCOPUS:0019444866
SN - 0197-0070
VL - 1
SP - 185
EP - 192
JO - Journal of Adolescent Health Care
JF - Journal of Adolescent Health Care
IS - 3
ER -