Gynecological Disorders vis-s vis Mental Health Disorders of Adolescent Females – An Integrated Approach

Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood. In Adolescent years fast physical, cognitive and psychosocial growth is seen. India has the largest adolescent population of 253 million in the world. Adolescent girls make 10% of total population and 20% of female population. During their practice Gynecologists & Obstetricians may observe various mental health disorders which can affect female’s reproductive health like disturbances in H-P-O axis, menstrual disorders, unsafe sexual behaviors and STI etc. Similarly physical, sexual, psychological changes along with various gynecological disorders affect their mental health causing emotional, behavioral, eating disorders and suicide, self-harm & risk taking tendencies.