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Vaginal Bleeding in an Infant with Extreme Prematurity.

Sarah Wing Yiu PoonJoanna Yuet-Ling Tung
Published in: Case reports in pediatrics (2020)
Our case illustrated that the robust surge of gonadotropin in an ex-premature infant can in fact result in endometrial maturation and present as vaginal bleeding. Though the mechanism of this alteration in the HPG axis in prematurity is not clearly understood, pediatricians should be aware of the benign and self-limiting nature of this phenomenon and avoid unnecessary intervention.
Keyphrases
  • preterm infants
  • atrial fibrillation
  • low birth weight
  • randomized controlled trial
  • endometrial cancer