Congenital adrenal hyperplasia in adolescence - a gynecological perspective.

Joana Correia Oliveira Filipa Costa Sousa Sara Teixeira CamposFernanda Bento GeraldesJoana Lopes BeloMaria Helena LeiteMaria Alice MiranteMaria Fernanda Águas

Published in: Ginekologia polska (2022)

This paper highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Early treatment contributes to a phenotypical feminine differentiation and normalization of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, which is essential given the gynaecologic and obstetric consequences of untreated cases.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
depressive symptoms
combination therapy
growth hormone
replacement therapy
smoking cessation