A 20-year-old female asked:
i'm 16 and haven't started my period yet, what should i do?
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Time for workup : When a girl has not had menses by 16 she should have a workup done looking for a cause. A pediatric endocrinologist is the person i would refer to, for basic and specialty testing. There are an assortment of different reasons for this and some are trivial while others are life changing.
Answered on Jun 19, 2013
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