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Amenorrhea in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient: Answers

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Steinman, B., Kilduff, S., Del Rio, M. et al. Amenorrhea in a pediatric kidney transplant recipient: Answers. Pediatr Nephrol 37, 565–567 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-021-05320-4

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