[Applications of the urocytogram in primary-secondary amenorrhea in adolescents]. / Applications de l'urocytogramme dans les aménorrhées primo-secondaires chez les adolescentes.

In the urinary sediment, the cellular material mainly originates from cells of the bladdertrigone. These cells are submitted to hormonal stimulation and their study constitutes the base of a cytological method called "urocytogram". The urinary sediment was examined in thirty-five young girls with backward puberty. The repeated examinations contribute to differential diagnosis and help in etiologic diagnosis. Whenever it is necessary to investigate adolescent's sex hormones, an urocytogram, a simple and painless method, is indicated.