Menstrual and Contraceptive Issues among Young Women with Developmental Delay: A Retrospective Review of Cases at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Caregivers often approach physicians for menstrual suppression prior to menarche with a primary concern of personal hygiene. Medical suppression of menstruation can be successfully achieved. Depo-Provera was the most commonly prescribed and accepted method of menstrual suppression within our population.