| Autor: |
Karabulut, A, Balci, Y, Demirlenk, S, Semiz, S |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Popis: |
Material and Methods. Twenty-five female patients followed for thalassaemia major constituted the study population. Sexual maturation and hormonal status were assessed. Pubertal and menstrual problems were investigated. Results. There was one patient with delayed puberty and five patients with arrested puberty. Mean ferritin level in this group of patients was slightly but not significantly higher than patients with normal pubertal maturation (2620 +/- 994 ng/ml vs. 2409 +/- 1348 ng/ml, p > 0.05). There were 10 patients with primary amenorrhoea, three with secondary amenorrhoea, five with oligomenorrhoea and irregular menstruation and one with regular menstruation. Compared to menstruating patients, the mean uterine size was smaller (4.1 +/- 3.5 cm |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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