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[Effect of low birth weight on menstruation and sex behavior in adulthood]
H Enzelsberger1, W Eppel, W Grünberger
1I. Universitäts-Frauenklinik Wien.
We report the results of a follow-up study of women, who had low birth weight, and their later gynecological development concerning menarche, menstrual cycle, menstrual complaints, sexual activity and fertility. 50 women with a mean age of 22 years have been divided into three groups (13 women had a birth weight below 1.500 g, 17 women were within the range of 1.500 g and 2.000 g and 20 women between 2.001 and 2.500 g). Considering the parameters menarche, sexual activity and fertility no differences among those three groups were found. Comparing all three groups of low-birth-weight newborns significant differences could be shown in menstrual cycle and menstrual complaints.
We report the results of a follow-up study of women, who had low birth weight, and their later gynecological development concerning menarche, menstrual cycle, menstrual complaints, sexual activity and fertility. 50 women with a mean age of 22 years have been divided into three groups (13 women had a birth weight below 1.500 g, 17 women were within the range of 1.500 g and 2.000 g and 20 women between 2.001 and 2.500 g). Considering the parameters menarche, sexual activity and fertility no differences among those three groups were found. Comparing all three groups of low-birth-weight newborns significant differences could be shown in menstrual cycle and menstrual complaints.