A 14year old woman attends with her mother because she has
not started menstruating. Outline your initial assessment?

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Commonest cause is constitutional delay. There are,
however, causes such as ovarian and adrenal tumours that
are potentially life-threatening and the presence of
dysgenetic gonads with malignant potential.

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