The Cervical Epithelium during Puberty and Adolescence

• 3 November 2006
• book chapter
• Published by Wiley
• p. 81-101
• https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444312744.ch6

Abstract

Keywords

• CERVICAL EPITHELIUM DURING PUBERTY AND ADOLESCENCE
• ENVIRONMENT OF ADOLESCENT CERVIX
• HYPOTHALAMIC–PITUITARY GONADAL AXIS
• LUTEINISING HORMONE (LH) AND FOLLICULAR-STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH)
• HYPOTHALAMIC GONADOTROPHIN-RELEASING HORMONE (GNRH)
• MICROENVIRONMENT OF ADOLESCENT CERVIX/VAGINA
• EPITHELIAL COMPOSITION OF ADOLESCENT CERVIX
• ORAL CONTRACEPTION AND INFECTION
• RETRACTION THEORY