[Sonographic study of the growth of the uterus and ovaries between the ages of 1 and 14]

Abstract

Ultrasonic median values of the dimensions of the uterus and volume of the ovaries were determined in a statistically sufficiently large group of girls in the hormonally inactive stage between 1 and 14 years of age who were healthy from the paediatric-gynaecological viewpoint. The graphic presentation of the results is an essential prerequisite for routine outpatient sonography. The most striking result is an almost linear, significant growth of the uterus and ovaries even before the menarche.