Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Adolescence

Guidelines, reviews, statements, recommendations, standards

Adolescent contraception

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents
• United Kingdom
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Contraceptive choices for young people. Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare [2010]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • COC at age 11 - query bank [2010]
• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media [2010]
    • Contraception and Adolescents [2007]
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Sexual Experience and Contraceptive Use Among Female Teens — United States, 1995, 2002, and 2006–2010 [2012]
  • University of Michigan Evidence-Based Pediatrics
    • Compliance May Be Better Among Adolescents Using the Contraceptive Patch [2004]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Contraception in adolescence [2004]
• Articles in journals
  • Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Are Dual-Method Messages Undermining STI/HIV Prevention? [2011]
  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
    • Patterns and Trends in Adolescents' Contraceptive Use and Discontinuation in Developing Countries and Comparisons With Adult Women [2009]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Approach to the Adolescent Requesting Contraception [2012]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Family planning
    • Adolescent sexual health
    • Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    • Adolescent health

Adolescent health

• Afghanistan
  • Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan
    • National Child and Adolescent Health Strategy 2009-2013 [2009]
    • National Child and Adolescent Health Policy 2009-2013 [2009]
• Bhutan
  • Ministry of Health Bhutan
    • Adolescent Health and Development. A Country Profile. Bhutan [2008]
• International
  • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
    • Adolescent health
  • United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
    • Adolescence: A Time That Matters [2002]
  • United Nations Population Fund
    • UNFPA Framework for Action on Adolescents and Youth. Opening Doors with Young People: 4 Keys [2007]
    • Programme Planning Resources and Training Materials: A Compendium [2004]
• Kenya
  • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
    • Research on Adolescent Health in Kenya and Uganda [2006]
• Nepal
  • Ministry of Health and Population Nepal
    • National adolescent health and development strategy [2000]
• Uganda
  • Ministry of Health Uganda
    • National Adolescent Health Policy for Uganda [2004]
• United Kingdom
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Looked-after children and young people [2010]
• United States of America
  • CDC Adolescent and School Health
    • Adolescent Health
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • Adolescent Health
  • Guttmacher Institute
    • Adolescents
  • Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
    • Adolescent Health Risk Behavior Assessment [2012]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Adolescent health risk behavior assessment. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium [2012]
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine
    • Society for Adolescent Medicine - Position Papers
• WHO
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • Adolescent Health
  • WHO Regional Office for Europe
    • Youth-friendly health policies and services in the European Region : sharing experiences [2010]
  • World Health Organization
    • Child and adolescent health and development: progress report 2009: highlights [2010]
    • Adolescent job aid: a handy desk reference tool for primary level health workers [2010]
    • Strengthening the health sector response to adolescent health and development [2009]
    • Quality assessment guidebook: a guide to assessing health services for adolescent clients [2009]
    • Analytic case studies: initiatives to increase the use of health services by adolescents [2009]
    • Guidelines for Adaptation of the WHO Orientation Programme on Adolescent Health for Health-care Providers in Europe and Central Asia [2006]
    • Global consultation on Adolescent Friendly Health Services. A consensus statement [2002]
    • What about boys? A Literature Review on the Health and Development of Adolescent Boys [2000]
    • WHO discussion papers on adolescence
    • Adolescent health
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents [2006]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Responding to the needs of adolescents [2010]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Risk-taking behaviour of young women in Australia: screening for health-risk behaviours [2003]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Puberty
    • HIV/AIDS in children and adolescents
    • Adolescent sexual health
    • Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    • Adolescent contraception

Adolescent pregnancy

• Asia
  • Reproductive Health
    • Adolescent fertility and family planning in East Asia and the Pacific: A review of DHS reports [2011]
• Australia
  • Women & Newborn Health Service - Western Australia
    • Adolescent Clinic [2010]
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Adolescent pregnancy [2013]
• Norway
  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health
    • Abortion among teenagers and young adults in Norway – fact sheet [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York
    • The effect of school-based health clinics on teenage pregnancy and parenting outcomes: an integrated literature review [2008]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Teenage Pregnancy and Reproductive Health - study group statement [2007]
  • Social Care Institute for Excellence
    • SCIE Research briefing 9: Preventing teenage pregnancy in looked after children [2005]
• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
    • Guideline on oral health care for the pregnant adolescent [2012]
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Care of Adolescent Parents and Their Children [2012]
    • Counseling the Adolescent About Pregnancy Options [2006]
    • Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues [2005]
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • Teen Births
  • CDC Teen Pregnancy
    • CDC Teen Pregnancy
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Prepregnancy Contraceptive Use Among Teens with Unintended Pregnancies Resulting in Live Births — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2004–2008 [2012]
    • Vital Signs: Teen Pregnancy --- United States, 1991--2009 [2011]
  • Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
    • Prevention of Pregnancy in Adolescents 12 - 17 Years [2010]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Prevention of pregnancy in adolescents 12-17 years. Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium [2012]
    • Guideline on oral health care for the pregnant adolescent. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry [2012]
  • RAND
    • Exposure to Sex on TV May Increase the Chance of Teen Pregnancy [2008]
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
    • The Implementation of Maternity Group Home Programs: Serving Pregnant and Parenting Teens in a Residential Setting [2005]
• WHO
  • WHO Reproductive Health Library
    • School-based teenage pregnancy prevention programs: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials [2006]
  • World Health Organization
    • Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries : what the evidence says [2012]
    • Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries : a call to action [2012]
    • Report of the expert group meeting on mainstreaming adolescent pregnancy in the work of the World Health Organization [2009]
    • Adolescent Pregnancy [2008]
    • Adolescent pregnancy: Unmet needs and undone deeds [2007]
    • Pregnant adolescents: delivering on global promises of hope [2006]
    • Married adolescents: no place of safety [2006]
    • Adolescent Pregnancy [2004]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Pregnancy Prevention in Adolescents [2004]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Teenage pregnancy and social disadvantage: systematic review integrating controlled trials and qualitative studies [2009]
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Adolescent Health Determinants for Pregnancy and Child Health Outcomes among the Urban Poor [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Family planning
    • Adolescent sexual health
    • Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent health
    • Adolescent contraception

Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology

• Europe
  • BMC Public Health
    • Awareness and knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among school-going adolescents in Europe: a systematic review of published literature [2011]
• India
  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare India
    • Implementation Guide on RCH II Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health Strategy [2006]
• International
  • Policy Project
    • Adolescent Reproductive Health
  • Reproductive Health Response in Conflict Consortium
    • Adolescents
• Kenya
  • Population Council - Kenya
    • Mainstreaming and Scaling Up the Kenya Adolescent Reproductive Health Project [2007]
  • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
    • Tuko Pamoja: A Guide for Peer Educators [2007]
    • Tuko Pamoja: Adolescent Reproductive Health and Life Skills Curriculum [2006]
    • Tuko Pamoja: A Guide for Talking With Young People About Their Reproductive Health [2006]
• Mongolia
  • UNFPA Mongolia
    • Report on situation analysis to introduce RTI/STI prevention services through social franchising among young people [2005]
• United Kingdom
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
    • United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Related Conditions in Children and Young People (2009) [2009]
• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Gynecologic Examination for Adolescents in the Pediatric Office Setting [2010]
    • Menstruation in Girls and Adolescents: Using the Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign [2006]
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • Reproductive Health
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10--24 Years --- United States, 2002--2007 [2009]
  • Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
    • Clinical Management of Menstruation in Adolescent Females With Developmental Delay [2004]
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine
    • Expedited Partner Therapy for Adolescents Diagnosed with Chlamydia or Gonorrhea [2009]
• WHO
  • WHO Reproductive Health Library
    • The effectiveness of adolescent reproductive health interventions in developing countries: a review of the evidence [2005]
    • A systematic review of the effectiveness of primary prevention programs to prevent sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents [2003]
  • World Health Organization
    • Sexually transmitted infections among adolescents. The need for adequate health services [2005]
    • Sexually transmitted infections in adolescence [2004]
    • Risk and Protective Factors Affecting Adolescent Reproductive Health in Developing Countries [2004]
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Public Health
    • Detecting, Preventing, and Treating Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescent Arrestees: An Unmet Public Health Need [2009]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • The prepubertal hymen [2011]
    • Premenstrual disorders in adolescent females – Integrative management [2007]
    • Pelvic pain in the female adolescent patient [2006]
  • Diabetes Educator
    • Implications of Type 2 Diabetes on Adolescent Reproductive Health Risk [2010]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Menstrual disorders in adolescence: investigation and management [2003]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Puberty
    • HIV/AIDS in children and adolescents
    • Adolescent sexual health
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    • Adolescent health
    • Adolescent contraception

Adolescent sexual health

• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Adolescent sexual orientation [2013]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • School-Based and School-Linked Sexual Health Education and Promotion in Canada [2004]
• International
  • International Planned Parenthood Federation
    • From evidence to action: advocating for comprehensive sexuality education [2009]
  • United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO
    • Levers of success: case studies of national sexuality education programmes [2010]
  • United Nations Population Fund
    • Community Pathways to Improved Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Conceptual Framework and Suggested Outcome Indicators [2007]
• Nepal
  • Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities
    • Sexual Risk Behaviour and Risk Preception of unwanted Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection Amoung Young Factory Workers in Nepal [2002]
• Sub-Saharan Africa
  • BMC Public Health
    • A systematic review of effectiveness of school-based sexual health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa [2008]
  • Reproductive Health
    • A review of studies of parent-child communication about sexuality and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa [2011]
• Uganda
  • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
    • Reaching Out-of-School Youth in Uganda with Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services [2005]
    • Bringing Youth and Adults Together to Improve Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Uganda [2005]
• United Kingdom
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
    • Standards for comprehensive sexual health services for young people under 25 years [2002]
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of behavioural interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in young people aged 13-19: a systematic review and economic evaluation [2010]
    • School-linked sexual health services for young people (SSHYP): a survey and systematic review concerning current models, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and research opportunities [2010]
  • Scottish Government Health Directorates
    • Respect and Responsibility: Sexual Health Strategy Second Annual Report [2008]
    • Sex Education in Primary School in Tayside: An Evaluation of Sexuality and Relationships Training for Primary Teachers [2007]
• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Male Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care [2011]
    • The Evaluation of Sexual Behaviors in Children [2009]
    • Care of the Adolescent Sexual Assault Victim [2008]
    • Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents [2005]
    • Sexual Orientation and Adolescents [2004]
  • CDC Adolescent and School Health
    • Sexual Behaviors
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9--12 --- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, Selected Sites, United States, 2001--2009 [2011]
  • Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
    • Sexual Health Behavior Interventions for U.S. Latino Adolescents: A Systematic Review of the Literature [2012]
  • Population Reference Bureau
    • Powerful Partners: Adolescent Girls' Education and Delayed Childbearing [2007]
  • RAND
    • Does Watching Sex on Television Influence Teens' Sexual Activity? [2004]
    • Understanding the Sexual Behavior of Adolescents [2002]
  • Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
    • Publications
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine
    • Abstinence-only education policies and programs: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine [2006]
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
    • Marital Quality and Parent-Adolescent Relationships: Effects on Sexual Activity Among Adolescents and Young Adults [2008]
    • First-Year Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs [2005]
• WHO
  • Pan American Health Organization
    • State of the Art in Development of Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs [2003]
    • Sexual Health and Development of Adolescents and Youth in the Americas: Program and Policy Implications [2003]
  • WHO Western Pacific Region
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youths in Mongolia. A Review of Literature, Projects and Case Study 2002 [2006]
    • Investing in our future. A framework for accelerating action for the sexual and reproductive health of young people [2006]
  • World Health Organization
    • The sexual and reproductive health of younger adolescents in developing countries: research issues in developing countries: background paper for consultation [2011]
    • The sexual and reproductive health of young adolescents in developing countries: reviewing the evidence, identifying research gaps, and moving the agenda: report of a WHO technical consultation, Geneva, 4-5 November 2010 [2011]
    • Promoting adolescent sexual and reproductive health through schools in low income countries : an information brief [2009]
    • Generating demand and community support for sexual and reproductive health services for young people. A review of the literature and programmes [2009]
    • Amor youth clinic network in Estonia [2009]
    • Key Issues in the Implementation of Programmes for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health [2004]
    • Towards adulthood: Exploring the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in South Asia [2003]
    • Sexual relations among young people in developing countries: Evidence from WHO case studies [2001]
    • Counselling skills training in adolescent sexuality and reproductive health [2001]
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Public Health
    • Medical Accuracy in Sexuality Education: Ideology and the Scientific Process [2008]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Sex, contraception and health [2007]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Sexual health, contraception, and teenage pregnancy [2005]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Setting research priorities for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries [2013]
  • Health Education Research
    • A systematic review of parent and family-based intervention effectiveness on sexual outcomes in young people [2011]
  • Hormones and Behavior
    • The association of sexual interest and sexual behaviors among adolescent women: A daily diary perspective [2011]
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health [2004]
  • International Family Planning Perspectives
    • Recent Evaluations of the Peer-Led Approach in Adolescent Sexual Health Education: A Systematic Review [2008]
  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
    • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: An Overview of Trends and Interventions [2009]
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
    • A Review of Interventions With Parents to Promote the Sexual Health of Their Children [2012]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC)
    • Anything Goes! Teenage Sex and the Media [2008]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Current priorities for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Australia [2003]
  • Pediatrics
    • Interventions to Improve Parental Communication About Sex: A Systematic Review [2011]
    • Impact of the Media on Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors [2005]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Do Abstinence-Plus Interventions Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior among Youth? [2007]
  • Systematic Reviews
    • A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health [2012]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Sexual dysfunction
    • HIV/AIDS in children and adolescents
    • Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    • Adolescent health
    • Adolescent contraception

HIV/AIDS in children and adolescents

• Africa
  • British Medical Journal
    • Public policies and the orphans of AIDS in Africa [2003]
• Botswana
  • Ministry of Health Botswana
    • HIV/AIDS and Children
• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Management of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children [2010]
• International
  • United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
    • Children and AIDS: Fourth Stocktaking Report, 2009 [2009]
    • Children and AIDS: Country Fact Sheets, 2009 [2009]
    • Girls, HIV/AIDS and Education [2004]
    • HIV/AIDS and children - Technical and policy documents
    • HIV/AIDS
• Malawi
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Implementing early infant diagnosis of HIV infection at the primary care level: experiences and challenges in Malawi [2012]
• Malaysia
  • Ministry of Health Malaysia
    • Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of HIV Infection in Children [2008]
• Nepal
  • Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities
    • A Situation Assessment of Children Affected by AIDS in Nepal [2009]
• South Africa
  • Health Systems Trust
    • Antiretroviral roll-out in South Africa - Where do children feature? [2004]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Enrolling Adolescents in Research on HIV and Other Sensitive Issues: Lessons from South Africa [2006]
  • South African Medical Journal
    • The effect of the new Children's Act on consent to HIV testing and access to contraceptives by children [2007]
• Uganda
  • African Health Sciences
    • Sexual, reproductive health needs and rights of young people with perinatally Acquired HIV in Uganda [2011]
• United Kingdom
  • British HIV Association
    • Don’t forget the children: guidance for the HIV testing of children with HIV-positive parents [2009]
  • Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York
    • Effects and effectiveness of life skills education for HIV prevention in young people [2008]
• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Infant Feeding and Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States [2013]
    • Disclosure of Illness Status to Children and Adolescents With HIV Infection [2012]
    • Identification and Care of HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Infants, Children, and Adolescents in Foster Care [2011]
    • Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Other Blood-borne Viral Pathogens in the Athletic Setting [2011]
    • Adolescents and HIV Infection: The Pediatrician's Role in Promoting Routine Testing [2011]
    • Increasing Antiretroviral Drug Access for Children With HIV Infection [2010]
    • Education of Children With Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection [2010]
    • Diagnosis of HIV-1 Infection in Children Younger Than 18 Months in the United States [2010]
    • Evaluation and Management of the Infant Exposed to HIV-1 in the United States [2009]
    • Postexposure Prophylaxis in Children and Adolescents for Nonoccupational Exposure to Human Immunodeficiency Virus [2008]
    • Adolescents and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: The Role of the Pediatrician in Prevention and Intervention [2005]
  • American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
    • A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of children with human immunodeficiency virus infection [2009]
  • Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource
    • Pediatric HIV Treatment Issues
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • Vital Signs: HIV Infection, Testing, and Risk Behaviors Among Youths — United States [2012]
    • HIV, Other STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education in Public Secondary Schools — 45 States, 2008–2010 [2012]
  • HIV InSite - University of California San Francisco
    • Primary Care of Infants and Children with HIV: Related Resources
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Pediatric HIV Referral Guidelines [2009]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.) [2012]
    • Transitioning HIV-infected adolescents into adult care. New York State Department of Health [2011]
    • HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for children beyond the perinatal period. New York State Department of Health [2010]
    • Diagnosis of pediatric HIV infection in HIV-exposed infants. New York State Department of Health [2010]
    • Disclosure of HIV to perinatally infected children and adolescents. New York State Department of Health [2009]
    • A.S.P.E.N. clinical guidelines: nutrition support of children with human immunodeficiency virus infection [2009]
  • New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
    • Transitioning HIV-Infected Adolescents into Adult Care [2011]
    • HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Children Beyond the Perinatal Period [2010]
    • Diagnosis of Pediatric HIV Infection in HIV-Exposed Infants [2010]
    • Ambulatory Care of HIV-Infected Adolescents [2010]
    • Disclosure of HIV to Perinatally Infected Children and Adolescents [2009]
    • Care for the HIV-Infected Female Adolescent [2007]
    • Infants and Children
    • Adolescents
  • RAND
    • How Parental HIV Affects Children [2009]
  • Society for Adolescent Medicine
    • HIV infection and AIDS in adolescents: An update of the position of the Society for Adolescent Medicine [2006]
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
    • Guidance on the Definition and Use of the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund and the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative Account [2004]
• WHO
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • WHO recommendations on the diagnosis of HIV infection in infants and children [2010]
    • Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in infants and children: towards universal access. WHO [2010]
  • WHO Reproductive Health Library
    • Interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS among adolescents in less developed countries: are they effective? [2006]
    • HIV sexual risk-reduction interventions for youth: a review and methodological critique of randomized controlled trials [2005]
    • HIV prevention interventions in adolescent girls: what is the state of the science? [2005]
  • World Health Organization
    • Pediatric advocacy toolkit: for improved pediatric HIV diagnosis, care and treatment in high HIV prevalence countries and regions [2011]
    • Manual on paediatric HIV care and treatment for district hospitals: addendum to the Pocket book of hospital care of children [2011]
    • Guideline on HIV disclosure counselling for children up to 12 years of age - Appendices [2011]
    • Guideline on HIV disclosure counselling for children up to 12 years of age [2011]
    • WHO recommendations on the management of diarrhoea and pneumonia in HIV-infected infants and children [2010]
    • Participant manual : IMAI one-day orientation on adolescents living with HIV [2010]
    • Facilitator guide: IMAI one-day orientation on adolescents living with HIV [2010]
    • Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in infants and children: Towards universal access. Recommendations for a public health approach: 2010 revision [2010]
    • Gateways to integration : a case study from Serbia : investing in youth : reaching those most vulnerable to HIV [2009]
    • A qualitative review of psychosocial support interventions for young people living with HIV [2009]
    • Preventing HIV/AIDS in Young People [2006]
    • Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection in infants and children [2006]
    • Protecting Young People from HIV and AIDS: The Role of Health Services [2004]
    • National AIDS programmes. A guide to indicators for monitoring and evaluationg national HIV/AIDS prevention programmes for young people [2004]
    • Global consultation on the health services response to the prevention and care of HIV/AIDS among young people. Achieving the global goals: access to services [2004]
    • Young people and HIV/AIDS. Opportunity in crisis [2002]
    • Paediatric HIV and treatment of children living with HIV
• Articles in journals
  • Advances in Nutrition
    • Current Knowledge and Future Research on Infant Feeding in the Context of HIV: Basic, Clinical, Behavioral, and Programmatic Perspectives [2011]
  • AIDS
    • Children and HIV/AIDS: from research to policy and action in resource-limited settings [2008]
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    • Severe malnutrition and metabolic complications of HIV-infected children in the antiretroviral era: clinical care and management in resource-limited settings [2011]
  • American Journal of Medicine
    • Discerning Patterns of HIV Risk in Healthy Young Adults [2008]
  • BMC Medicine
    • Early infant HIV-1 diagnosis programs in resource limited settings: opportunities for improved outcomes and more cost-effective interventions [2011]
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization
    • Time for new recommendations on cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for HIV-exposed infants in developing countries? [2010]
    • Young people, sexual and reproductive health and HIV [2009]
    • Immunization of children at risk of infection with human immunodeficiency virus [2003]
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
    • Effectiveness of Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy in Resource-Limited Settings: A Systematic Review [2009]
  • Croatian Medical Journal
    • Systematic Review of Interventions to Prevent Spread of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Including HIV, Among Young People in Europe [2010]
  • Current HIV/AIDS Reports
    • Pediatric Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy [2009]
  • Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
    • Management of paediatric HIV-1 resistance [2009]
  • Expert Reviews
    • What happens to children growing up with HIV infection? It's time for a HAART to heart [2009]
  • Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
    • Use of anti-retrovirals in pediatric HIV infection [2008]
  • Indian Journal of Medical Research
    • Paediatric HIV - trends & challenges [2011]
  • Indian Pediatrics
    • Management issues among children living with HIV looking ahead [2008]
  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
    • HIV and mitochondrial toxicity in children [2008]
  • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
    • Antibiotic and systemic therapies for pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-exposed children [2012]
  • Journal of Infectious Diseases
    • A Review of Rotavirus Infection in and Vaccination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Children [2009]
  • Journal of Pediatric Psychology
    • A Review of HIV Prevention Interventions for Juvenile Offenders [2010]
    • Cultural Factors and Family-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for Latino Youth [2009]
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society
    • HIV infection and sexual risk behaviour among youth who have experienced orphanhood: systematic review and meta-analysis [2011]
  • New Microbiologica
    • Cross-talk between virus and host innate immunity in pediatric HIV-1 infection and disease progression [2012]
  • Nutrition Reviews
    • Patterns of postnatal growth in HIV-infected and HIV-exposed children [2009]
  • Pediatric Nephrology
    • Taking a hard look at the pathogenesis of childhood HIV-associated nephropathy [2009]
  • Pediatric Research
    • Host Genetic Determinants of HIV Infection and Disease Progression in Children [2009]
  • Pediatrics
    • Health Care Transition for Youth Living With HIV/AIDS [2011]
    • Perspectives on the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Catalyzing Access of Children to Care and Treatment [2006]
    • Postexposure Prophylaxis in Children and Adolescents for Nonoccupational Exposure to Human Immunodeficiency Virus [2003]
  • PLoS Medicine
    • Treatment of Young Children with HIV Infection: Using Evidence to Inform Policymakers [2012]
    • HIV Testing for Children in Resource-Limited Settings: What Are We Waiting For? [2010]
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
    • Costs of interventions for AIDS orphans and vulnerable children [2011]
• {Related topics}
  • Clinical tools, medical calculators, unit conversions, statistics, clinical research tools
    • HIV/AIDS : Clinical tools, medical calculators
  • Guidelines
    • HIV/AIDS in pregnancy and newborn
    • HIV/AIDS
    • Adolescent sexual health
    • Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent health

Puberty

• Canada
  • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • Age limits and adolescents [2011]
    • Promoting Optimal Monitoring of Child Growth in Canada: Using the New WHO Growth Charts [2010]
• Germany
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
    • Growth and puberty in German children: is there still a positive secular trend? [2009]
• International
  • Pediatrics
    • Consensus Statement on the Use of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogs in Children [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Growth monitoring for short stature: update of a systematic review and economic model [2011]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Human growth hormone (somatropin) for the treatment of growth failure in children (review) [2010]
• United States of America
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    • CDC Growth Charts
  • Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
    • Use of Aromatase Inhibitors in Children and Adolescents With Disorders of Growth and Adolescent Development [2008]
    • The Role of Recombinant Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Treating Children with Short Stature [2008]
    • Consensus Statement on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Idiopathic Short Stature [2008]
• WHO
  • World Health Organization
    • Growth reference data for 5-19 years
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Evaluation of Short and Tall Stature in Children [2008]
  • Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
    • Perinatal Environmental Exposures Affect Mammary Development, Function, and Cancer Risk in Adulthood [2012]
  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
    • Update on the etiology, diagnosis and therapeutic management of sexual precocity [2008]
  • Biology of Reproduction
    • The Consequences of Altered Somatotropic System on Reproduction [2004]
  • Brain Research
    • The Transcriptional Control of Female Puberty [2010]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Adolescent development [2005]
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
    • Disorders of Pubertal Development [2009]
  • Digestion
    • Impact of disease and treatments on growth and puberty of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease [2012]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Somatotropic and Gonadotropic Axes Linkages in Infancy, Childhood, and the Puberty-Adult Transition [2006]
    • Endocrine Control of Body Composition in Infancy, Childhood, and Puberty [2005]
    • The Timing of Normal Puberty and the Age Limits of Sexual Precocity: Variations around the World, Secular Trends, and Changes after Migration [2003]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Deciphering puberty: novel partners, novel mechanisms [2012]
    • Premature adrenarche: novel lessons from early onset androgen excess [2011]
    • The use of GnRH agonists in precocious puberty [2008]
    • Inducing puberty [2008]
    • The role of KiSS-1 in the regulation of puberty in higher primates [2006]
    • Hypopituitarism in childhood and adolescence following traumatic brain injury: the case for prospective endocrine investigation [2006]
  • Hormone Research in Paediatrics
    • Recent secular trends in pubertal timing: implications for evaluation and diagnosis of precocious puberty [2012]
    • The use of bone age in clinical practice - part 2 [2011]
    • The use of bone age in clinical practice - part 1 [2011]
    • Mechanisms of growth plate maturation and epiphyseal fusion [2011]
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    • Is Early Puberty Triggered by Catch-Up Growth Following Undernutrition? [2012]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Constitutional Advancement of Growth, a.k.a. Early Growth Acceleration, Predicts Early Puberty and Childhood Obesity [2010]
  • Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
    • Effects of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors on Pubertal Development [2011]
  • Journal of Endocrinology
    • The steroid metabolome of adrenarche [2012]
    • Adrenarche: a cell biological perspective [2012]
    • Adrenarche in nonhuman primates: the evidence for it and the need to redefine it [2012]
  • Pediatrics
    • Role of Environmental Factors in the Timing of Puberty [2008]
    • Public Health Implications of Altered Puberty Timing [2008]
    • Link Between Body Fat and the Timing of Puberty [2008]
    • Examination of US Puberty-Timing Data from 1940 to 1994 for Secular Trends: Panel Findings [2008]
    • Environmental Factors and Puberty Timing: Expert Panel Research Needs [2008]
    • Evidence of Effects of Environmental Chemicals on the Endocrine System in Children [2003]
  • Physiological Research
    • The role of leptin in human physiology and pathophysiology [2001]
  • Reproduction
    • The neuroendocrine timing of puberty [2005]
  • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
    • Determinants of menarche [2010]
  • Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Leptin action in pubertal development: recent advances and unanswered questions [2012]
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    • Menstruation disturbances, female gonadal disorders
    • Male hypogonadism, andropause
    • Hirsutism, acne, alopecia, adrenal gland diseases
    • Adolescent reproductive health, adolescent gynecology
    • Adolescent health