Case of Suppressed Menstruation

Case of Vicarious Menstruation

A Case of Vicarious Menstruation

The various remarkable and wonderful deviations which Dame Nature from time to time makes, either through what appears to us in our extreme ignorance to be but sheer caprice, or for the accomplishment of wise and salutary ends, form a most interesting and instructive subject of study to the observant and thoughtful physician. He cannot but be struck with the fact that nature in these departures...

Menstruation angina: a case report

INTRODUCTION Menstruation is commonly associated with migraine and irritable bowel but is rarely correlated with angina or myocardial ischaemia. Only a small number of cases have been reported suggesting a link between menstruation and myocardial ischaemic events. CASE PRESENTATION A case of menstruation angina is reported in order to raise awareness of this association. A 47-year-old South A...

A case of menstruation-associated asthma: treatment with oral contraceptives.

A menstrual rhythm has been documented for exacerbations of asthma, which may have important clinical relevance to the patient with severe asthma. We report the case of a 26-year-old patient with menstruation-associated asthma who showed a dramatic response to oral contraceptives. It was noted that falls in peak respiratory flow rate coincided with ovulation. We concluded that oral contraceptiv...

Quantity and quality of retrograde menstruation: a case control study

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that menstruation is associated with a higher concentration of endometrial cells in peritoneal fluid(PF) and with increased white and red blood cell concentration in PF when compared to nonmenstrual phases of the cycle. METHODS PF was obtained at laparoscopy from 107 women with endometriosis (n = 59) and controls with a normal pe...