PEDIATRIC AND TEENAGE GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

A retrospective analysis of 206 paediatric and teenage gynaecological disorders seen at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital from J anuary 1984 to December 1993 is presented. The age range was from birt h to 19 years, with 94% aged between 12 and 19 years. Abortions consti tuted the most common gynaecological disorder seen (37.4%), followed b y traumatic injury to the genitalia (30.6%). Other frequently seen dis orders included ovarian cysts (4.9%), cryptomenorrhoea (4.4%), labial agglutination (3%), ruptured ectopic pregnancy (3%) and hydatidiform m ole (1.4%). Management was based on usual, standard gynaecological pra ctice.