Adolescent Flashcards
When is menarche expected to occur
Within 2-3 years of thelarche
WHen breast are sexual maturity rating of 3-4
BMI > ___ is associated with earlier menarche
85%
Is linear growth spurt and peak height velocity before or after menarche?
BEFORE
High levels of estrogen promote epiphyseal closure (only 4-6 cm after menarche)
Vaginal discharge in young girl prior that has not had menarche. What is it called and when will she expect to have menarche?
physiologic leukorrhea
6-12 mo to menarche
Prepubertal vaginal pH vs. menarche
neutral (prepubertal) to acidic (<4.5)
Sequence of sexual maturation in girls
Breast budding (gonadarche) – estrogen from ovaries
then pubic hair growth, pubarche (adrenarche) – rise in adrenal androgens
Then height, then menarche
How long does pubertal development typically last
4 years from onset
Girl that has not had menses comes to office, sexual maturity rating 4. When will she have her menarche?
any day soon
When should HIV testing be done
Once between 13-18yo, and for all sexually active adolescents.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening guideline
Annually with NAAT from vaginal swab (preferred) or urine sample
Repeat if there is new sexual partner and 3 mo after tx of chlamydial infection
STI prophylaxis for assault (5)
- Tx chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis
- Hep B vacc for unvaccinated
- HPV vacc for unvaccinated
- Assess HIV risk, PEP within 72h of assault
- Emergency contraception to all women
In PREP, “risky behavior” is driven by
the pursuit of pleasure or excitement
Boys testicular growth
Increase size of testicle
Then increase in pubic hair + axillary
then growth spurt
then spermarche (like menarche) (SMR 3-4)
Completion of puberty in boys takes __ years
3
When is physiologic gynecomastia common in boys?
SMR G3
Less than 4 cm diameter of palpable breast tissue
Definition of delayed puberty in boys
How do you work it up
Failure of testicular enlargement to achieve SMR 2 by age 14
Karyotype, FSH, LH level