September 2008. Volume 4. Number 3

La menstruación irregular podría ser un signo de alerta de un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria no diagnosticado

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Austin SB, Ziyadeh NJ, Vohra S, Forman S, Gordon CM, Prokop LA, et al. Irregular menses linked to vomiting in a nonclinical sample: findings from the national eating disorders screening program in High Schools. J Adolesc Health. 2008;42:450-7
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado. Centro Formador. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 24/07/2008
Acceptance date: 30/07/2008
Publication date: 01/09/2008

Abstract

Authors’s conclusions: Vomiting for weight control may affect regularity of menses in adolescents, especially if their goal is weight loss.

Reviewer’s commentary: This is a cross-sectional study with a high risk of selection bias. In adolescents who consult for menstrual disorders, it may be useful, in selected cases, to investigate, by means of history taking and study of the family environment, the presence of signs and symptoms of a possible eating disorder.

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Cuestas E. La menstruación irregular podría ser un signo de alerta de un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria no diagnosticado. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:51.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Austin SB, Ziyadeh NJ, Vohra S, Forman S, Gordon CM, Prokop LA, et al. Irregular menses linked to vomiting in a nonclinical sample: findings from the national eating disorders screening program in High Schools. J Adolesc Health. 2008;42:450-7
Reviewers: Buñuel Álvarez JC1, Cuestas Montañés EJ2.
1Àrea Bàsica de Salut Girona-4. Institut Català de la Salut. Girona. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado. Centro Formador. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: José Cristóbal Buñuel Álvarez. Email: jcbunuel@gmail.com
Reception date: 24/07/2008
Acceptance date: 30/07/2008
Publication date: 01/09/2008

How to cite this article

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Cuestas E. La menstruación irregular podría ser un signo de alerta de un trastorno de la conducta alimentaria no diagnosticado. Evid Pediatr. 2008;4:51.

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  3. Walsh JM, Wheat ME, Freund K. Detection, evaluation, and treatment of eating disorders the role of the primary care physician. J Gen Intern Med. 2000;15:577-90.
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