Adolescent medicine is a branch of medicine that focuses on the care of patients between the ages of 10 and 25 years (Adolescent period). This period starts at puberty and lasts until growth has stopped.
As nowadays adolescents face many problems along with life-threatening illnesses, habits, and behaviors, which require proper training and expertise to help teens and young adults with their complex physical, behavioral, and emotional health care needs which is done by Adolescent health specialists.
The common problems faced by adolescents are:
- Growth and development issues
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Birth control
- Substance abuse
- Menstrual disorders
- Acne and other skin conditions
- Eating disorders
- Psychosocial problems
- Gynecological problems
