Menstrual dysfunction in cystic fibrosis
Neinstein, L.S.; Stewart, D.; Wang, C.I.; Johnson, I.
Journal of Adolescent Health Care Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 4(3): 153-157
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0197-0070 PMID: 6629971 DOI: 10.1016/s0197-0070(83)80367-2Document Number: 403924
Several factors potentially involved in the menstrual dysfunction of some females with cystic fibrosis were analyzed by a retrospective chart review. The mean age of menarche for the cystic fibrosis patients was 14.4 years, compared to 12.9 years for American females (P0.001). At last evaluation, comparison of the mean figures for amenorrheic patients and for menarchal cystic fibrosis patients reveals statistically significant differences in the age of diagnosis, weight-height index, weight, height, percent of body fat, weight percentile, and height percentile. The highest correlative was weight (r=0.59). Of our cystic fibrosis patients who were menarchal, 95% had weight greater than 82 pounds, whereas 75% of those who were amenorrheic weighed less than 82 pounds. Menstrual irregularities, sexual activity, and contraceptive use among these patients is also discussed.