Progesterone response in neonatal endometrium is key to future reproductive health in adolescents

摘要

Physicians, even those treating adolescents, often are not familiar with uterine and ovarian functions and this lack of understanding of reproductive medicine, coupled with other factors, is often responsible for less than optimal care; yet, healthcare focused on the adolescent girl and her needs should be one of the cornerstones of correct management. Two major issues involving reproductive organs in young girls are adolescent pregnancy and early-onset endometriosis.