Review of gynecologic and reproductive care for women with developmental disabilities

D Abells, YA Kirkham, MP Ornstein - Current Opinion in Obstetrics …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The review highlights important issues and practice suggestions related to the reproductive
health care of women with developmental disabilities. Topics include clinic visits …

Trends in menstrual concerns and suppression in adolescents with developmental disabilities

YA Kirkham, L Allen, S Kives, N Caccia… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2013 - Elsevier
Purpose Demonstrate changes in methods of menstrual suppression in adolescents with
developmental disabilities in a recent 5-year cohort compared with an historical cohort at the …

Ovarian cysts in adolescents: medical and surgical management.

YA Kirkham, S Kives - Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews, 2012 - europepmc.org
Contemporary management of ovarian cysts in the adolescent consists of conservative
management, whether expectant, medical, or surgical. An understanding of ovarian …

Characteristics and management of adnexal masses in a Canadian pediatric and adolescent population

YA Kirkham, JA Lacy, S Kives, L Allen - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether there were differences in presentation, imaging, and tumour
markers between pediatric and adolescent gynaecology patients with adnexal masses …

Menstrual suppression in special circumstances

YA Kirkham, MP Ornstein, A Aggarwal… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To provide a Canadian consensus document for health care providers
with recommendations for menstrual suppression in patients with physical and/or cognitive …

Labour and delivery interventions in women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a population-based cohort study

HK Brown, YA Kirkham, V Cobigo, Y Lunsky… - J Epidemiol …, 2016 - jech.bmj.com
Background Our objectives were to:(1) examine the occurrence of labour induction,
caesarean section, and operative vaginal delivery in women with intellectual and …

Contraceptive provision to postpartum women with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A population‐based cohort study

HK Brown, YA Kirkham, Y Lunsky… - … on sexual and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
CONTEXT Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities who experience
pregnancy, like all women, require postpartum care that supports their contraceptive …

A rare case of inguinolabial lipoblastoma in a 13-month-old female

YA Kirkham, CM Yarbrough, JLP Salle… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Lipoblastoma is a rare, rapidly growing, benign mesenchymal tumor composed of various
stages of maturing adipocytes that most often occurs in children under the age of 3. The …

No. 313-menstrual suppression in special circumstances

YA Kirkham, MP Ornstein, A Aggarwal… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective To provide a Canadian consensus document for health care providers
with recommendations for menstrual suppression in patients with physical and/or cognitive …

Uterine length in adolescents with developmental disability: are ultrasound examinations necessary before insertion of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system?

H Whyte, Y Pecchioli, L Oyewumi, S Kives… - Journal of Pediatric and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Objective (1) To determine if there are any differences in uterine length
between adolescents with developmental disability (DD) compared with their normally …