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..The results demonstrate that the global attention given to the health of adolescent mothers and pregnant adolescents is a protective factor for pregnancy relapse and quality of life...

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..Furthermore, many adolescents are not aware of their weight problem and most of them do not participate in regular exercise...

..Simple grass roots programs are able to help and are needed in the community to combat this epidemic that is causing significant mortality and morbidity...

..Our findings indicate that vaginal bleeding due to DMPA can be successfully treated, leading to improvement in continuation rates...

..This article will review the most common causes of lower abdominal and pelvic pain in adolescents, diagnostic and management issues, as well as prevention...

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..We conclude that HAIR-AN syndrome is a common disease in young women and multifaceted, aggressive treatment appears to be effective in reducing the severity of symptoms and preventing further consequences...

..Other research has shown that preventive measures during pregnancy, infancy and childhood can prevent adolescent and adult delinquency...

..Boys are even less likely than girls to be talked to about many areas of pubertal development and sexuality and when that is done, it is done at a later age...

..Since the sample size is small in this study, additional research is recommended as to validate the presence of progesterone-mediated effects secondary to the use of DMPA...

..To evaluate the implications of dating in pre- and early adolescent females...

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..05). These findings underscore a potentially important role of sensation seeking in the origins of adolescent smoking, and clarify pathways of influence with regard to maternal attitudes and behaviors in subsequent teenage nicotine use...

..05). Understanding SS in ADHD adolescents as they move through puberty will aid clinicians in monitoring ADHD adolescents and their trajectory into high-risk behaviors...

..This article reviews the medical literature on school sex education programs, adolescents' perception of these programs, and the role played by the media, parents, and health care professionals in sexual education of teens...

..Diagnosis is primarily clinical, with laboratory values lending further support. Treatment is aimed at decreasing insulin resistance, regulating ovulation, and decreasing acne, acanthosis nigricans, and hirsutism...

..Basic principles to emphasize when working with adolescents and parents are also included...

..Thus, these patients should be handled differently by the legal system unless other reasons for suspicion exist. This study also showed the importance of maternal gynecologic history...

..High caffeine consumption was associated with daily cigarette use; aggressive behavior; conduct, attention deficit/hyperactivity, and social problems; and increased somatic complaints in adolescents...

..To examine the relationship among nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana use; level of sensation seeking (SS); and pubertal development...

..We conclude that the U.S. currently does not generally incorporate the tenets of holistic health in its view of the mental and physical health of its citizens, and provide some suggestions for changing that viewpoint...

..We also make suggestions for future clinical interventions and research in the area of HAIR-AN syndrome and its psychological sequelae...

..These results confirmed that the transdermal contraceptive patch is easy to use and an effective method of birth control that may be better tolerated by young women. It also seemed to improve contraceptive compliance in this population...

..Knowledge of the noncontraceptive benefits of birth control methods can increase compliance and continuation of use, with the ultimate goal of decreasing unplanned pregnancy...

..The PARS is a brief, efficient means of obtaining important health risk information from adolescents throughout periodic routine health care visits...

..A framework for mental health evaluation is provided...