Normal Menstrual Cycle

References

Citations

1. Mishell DR (2001). Reproductive endocrinology. In MA Stenchever et al., eds., Comprehensive Gynecology, 4th ed., pp. 103. St. Louis: Mosby.

2. American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2006). Menstruation in girls and adolescents: Using the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Pediatrics, 118(5): 2245–2250.

3. Bohn Y (2002). Dysmenorrhea. In DR Mishell et al., eds., Management of Common Problems in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4th ed., pp. 236–238. Malden, MA: Blackwell.

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6. Speroff L, Fritz MA (2005). Abnormal growth and puberty problems. In Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 7th ed., pp.361–399. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

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8. Speroff L, Fritz MA (2005). Menopause and the perimenopausal transition. In Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 7th ed., pp. 621–688. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Other Works Consulted

• American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2006). Menstruation in girls and adolescents: Using the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Pediatrics, 118(5): 2245–2250.

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