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Controversies in contraception by Pitts, Sarah A B, Emans, S J

“…New research is constantly being published regarding hormonal contraceptives and bone health, migraine headaches, thrombosis risk, hypertension, weight gain,…”
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Changes in Bone Turnover Markers and Menstrual Function After Short‐term Oral DHEA in Young Women with Anorexia Nervosa by Gordon, Catherine M., Grace, Estherann, Jean Emans, S., Goodman, Elizabeth, Crawford, Margaret H., Leboff, Meryl S.

“…Bone loss is a serious consequence of anorexia nervosa (AN). Subnormal levels of serum dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) are seen in patients with AN and may be…”
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Tobacco and alcohol use behaviors portrayed in music videos: a content analysis by DuRant, R H, Rome, E S, Rich, M, Allred, E, Emans, S J, Woods, E R

“…Music videos from five genres of music were analyzed for portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use and for portrayals of such behaviors in conjunction with…”
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Prevalence of Endometriosis in Adolescent Girls With Chronic Pelvic Pain Not Responding to Conventional Therapy by Laufer, M.R., Goitein, L., Bush, M., Cramer, D.W., Emans, S.J.

“…To evaluate adolescent girls with chronic pelvic pain not responding to conventional medical therapy, using advances in operative laparoscopy to determine…”
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents by O'Brien, R.F., MD, Emans, S.J., MD

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High-risk behaviors among high school students in Massachusetts who use anabolic steroids by MIDDLEMAN, A. B, FAULKNER, A. H, WOODS, E. R, EMANS, S. J, DURANT, R. H

“…To assess the association between the frequency of anabolic steroid use and the frequency of other health risk and problem behaviors among high school students…”
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Exposure to violence and victimization and depression, hopelessness, and purpose in life among adolescents living in and around public housing by DuRant, R H, Getts, A, Cadenhead, C, Emans, S J, Woods, E R

“…This study examines the relationships between exposure to violence and depression, hopelessness, and purpose in life among black adolescents living in or…”
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Appearance of the hymen in prepubertal girls by BERENSON, A. B, HEGER, A. H, HAYES, J. M, BAILEY, R. K, EMANS, S. J

“…The recent increase in requests for genital examinations in girls who may have been sexually abused has necessitated detailed information not previously…”
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Menstrual disorders. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding by Bravender, T, Emans, S J

“…Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is defined as abnormal endometrial bleeding without structural pathology. Although, abnormal uterine bleeding may occur in women…”
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Adolescent Medicine Training in Pediatric Residency Programs: Are We Doing a Good Job? by Emans, S. Jean, Bravender, Terrill, Knight, John, Frazer, Carolyn, Luoni, Maria, Berkowitz, Carol, Armstrong, Elizabeth, Goodman, Elizabeth

“…To determine how pediatric residency programs are responding to the new challenges of teaching adolescent medicine (AM) to residents by assessing whether…”
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Partner condom use among adolescent girls with sexually transmitted diseases by Shrier, Lydia A, Goodman, Elizabeth, Emans, S.Jean

“…Purpose: To explore associations of self-reported condom use with sexual risk knowledge and behaviors, perceptions of peer condom use, and communication with…”
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Pap Smears in Adolescents: To Screen or Not to Screen? by Kahn, Jessica A, Emans, S. Jean

“…Pap testing of cervical smears from teenage girls effectively diagnoses precancerous lesions and evidence of sexually transmitted infection. In a large study…”
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Predictors of time to completion of the hepatitis B vaccination series among adolescents by Middleman, Amy B, Robertson, Laura M, Young, Connie, DuRant, Robert H, Emans, S.Jean

“…Objectives: To determine adolescents’ completion rates and factors affecting completion time of hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination. Methods: Prior to vaccination,…”
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Addressing Sexual Abuse in the Primary Care Setting by Leder, Mary Ranee, Emans, S. Jean, Hafler, Janet Palmer, Rappaport, Leonard Alan

“…To describe factors that prompt pediatric practitioners to suspect child sexual abuse, the barriers to inquiry, and the approach to management of cases of…”
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Effects of Oral Dehydroepiandrosterone on Bone Density in Young Women with Anorexia Nervosa: A Randomized Trial by Gordon, Catherine M., Grace, Estherann, Emans, S. Jean, Feldman, Henry A., Goodman, Elizabeth, Becker, Kelly A., Rosen, Clifford J., Gundberg, Caren M., LeBoff, Meryl S.

“…Young women with anorexia nervosa (AN) have subnormal levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and estrogen that may be mechanistically linked to the bone loss…”
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Should pelvic examinations and Papanicolaou cervical screening be part of preventive health care for sexually active adolescent girls? by Perlman, S.E., Kahn, J.A., Emans, S.J.

“…Suggests that educating adolescents about the importance of regular Pap screening and protection against STDs including human papilloma viruses (HPV) is a…”
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Genital findings in sexually abused, symptomatic and asymptomatic, girls by EMANS, S. J, WOODS, E. R, FLAGG, N. T, FREEMAN, A

“…Although evaluation of the vulva of sexually abused girls using magnification with a colposcope or pediatric otoscope has become increasingly popular, the…”
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Adolescent males involved in pregnancy:: Associations of forced sexual contact and risk behaviors by Pierre, Natalie, Shrier, Lydia A, Emans, S.Jean, DuRant, Robert H

“…Purpose: To determine whether sexually active adolescent males who report being the victim of forced sexual contact and engaging in health risk and problem…”
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Contraception and Adolescents by Emans;, S. Jean, Felice, Marianne E, Kaplan, David W

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Hymenal findings in adolescent women: Impact of tampon use and consensual sexual activity by Emans, S.Jean, Woods, Elizabeth R., Allred, Elizabeth N., Grace, Estherann

“…We undertook a prospective study of 300 postmenarcheal female subjects (median age, 18.0 years) to examine (1) the relation of tampon use, sports…”
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