Estrogen treatment of teenage girls in the United States: description of the treated population

It is estimated that each year approximately 20% of all 15- to 19-year-old American girls receive estrogens in the form of a pharmaceutical agent. The proportion of blacks in this age group who receive some form of estrogen therapy is estimated at 36%. The great majority of estrogen use is for the p...

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Published in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 62; no. 6 Pt 2; pp. 1098 - 1103
Main Author:	Rooks, J B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-12-1978
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Contraceptives, Oral - therapeutic use Estrogens - therapeutic use Ethinyl Estradiol - therapeutic use Family Planning Services Female Humans Lactation Marriage Mestranol - therapeutic use Pregnancy Sex United States United States
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Summary:	It is estimated that each year approximately 20% of all 15- to 19-year-old American girls receive estrogens in the form of a pharmaceutical agent. The proportion of blacks in this age group who receive some form of estrogen therapy is estimated at 36%. The great majority of estrogen use is for the purposes of contraception and, to a lesser extent, suppression of lactation following childbirth. Less than 1% of the girls in this age group receive estrogen for treatment of medical conditions.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.62.6.1098