Adolescent females experience a variety of blood disorders that are
often unique to this patient population. As they go through
puberty, they are uniquely poised to encounter various bleeding and
thrombotic disorders once they attain menarche, start to have
menstrual bleeding, and require hormonal therapy. This may in turn
lead to other medical conditions, such as anemia and iron
deficiency. Pregnancy encountered by some adolescents can pose
hematologic challenges specifically in regards to bleeding and
thrombotic disorders. In addition, adolescent females are at risk
to develop immune mediated hematologic disorders, such as immune
thrombocytopenia, auto-immune hemolytic anemia, and thrombotic
thrombocytopenic purpura, as well as vitamin deficiencies due to
pernicious anemia. Sickle cell disease, thalassemia and bone marrow
failure disorders in the adolescent female poses unique challenges
that need to be addressed with special care and attention.
Knowledge about these various blood disorders in adolescent females
is crucial for the treating physician in order to accurately
diagnose and optimally manage these teenagers. Otherwise, it can
affect their overall health, causing hematologic and gynecologic
issues, poor quality of life, neurocognitive impairments, and poor
psycho-social development, all of which can lead to various
complications immediately and into adulthood. This book provides a
comprehensive, state-of-the art overview of blood disorders in
female adolescents. The text presents new data about bleeding
disorders that affect the female adolescent, including bleeding
disorders, thromboembolism, thrombophilia, anemia, sickle cell
disease and thalassemia, disorders od hemostasis and thrombosis in
pregnancy, immune hematology and bone marrow failure disorders;
reviews our current understanding of these disorders; outlines
recent research findings; and spotlights multi-disciplinary
approaches, evaluation and treatment modalities to combat these
blood disorders. Written by experts in the field, Hematology in the
Adolescent Female is a valuable resource for clinicians and
practitioners who treat and manage female adolescents with blood
disorders.
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