Amenorrhea
Amenorrhea is the absence of a menstrual period in a woman
of reproductive age. Physiological states of amenorrhoea are seen, most
commonly, during pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding), the latter also
forming the basis of a form of contraception known as the lactational
amenorrhoea method. Outside the reproductive years, there is absence of menses
during childhood and after menopause.
Amenorrhoea is a symptom with many potential causes. Primary
amenorrhoea is defined as an absence of secondary sexual characteristics by age
14 with no menarche or normal secondary sexual characteristics but no menarche
by 16 years of age. It may be caused by developmental problems, such as the
congenital absence of the uterus, failure of the ovary to receive or maintain
egg cells, or delay in pubertal development. Secondary amenorrhoea (menstrual
cycles ceasing) is often caused by hormonal disturbances from the hypothalamus
and the pituitary gland, from premature menopause or intrauterine scar
formation. It is defined as the absence of menses for three months in a woman
with previously normal menstruation, or nine months for women with a history of
oligomenorrhoea.
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