OBJECTIVE(S) Primary and secondary amenorrhea are different from each other in that the former refers to a physiological failure in the onset of spontaneous menarche during the time when it is expected. whereas the latter involves the cessation of normal menstruation any time prior to menopause. In this study we aimed to investigate chromosomal abnormalities in patients with Primary Amenorrhea ...

OBJECTIVE To highlight the recent developments in the field of menstrual function in sports and to provide an overview of our current understanding in regard to the pathophysiology, evaluation and management strategies of exercise-related reproductive dysfunction. DESIGN A PUBMED search was carried out and all articles published from 1980 to 2010 with title words related to exercise, athletes...

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate chromosomal abnormalities and their correlations with clinical radiological findings in females primary amenorrhea (PA).Methods: Detailed forms were recorded for 470 females, including the construction of three-generation pedigrees. Peripheral venous blood drawn, informed consent, cytogenetic analysis.Results: An abnormal karyotype found 16.38%...

INTRODUCTION Post-partum amenorrhea (PPA) is the duration variable, which is directly related to the levels of fertility. The timing of occurrence of the fi rst menstruation after delivery is known as the duration of PPA. It is a temporary infecundable period where mothers are most likely to be free from possible conception. OBJECTIVE This paper investigates the determinants of the duration o...

The present study focuses on the effect of parental consanguinity on genetic disorders in the Iranian population, which is predominantly Muslim and where consanguineous marriages are quite common. Data were collected from three genetic centers from different areas of Tehran. Out of 800 affected subjects nearly 44% were born to consanguineous parents. While 37.8% of them were born out of paralle...

Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual blood flow. Primary amenorrhea should be considered in a patient with secondary sex characteristics who has not experienced periodic menstruation by 16 years age or 5 after breast development. Patients have developed characteristics, especially development, and established 13 also worked up for primary amenorrhea1. Turner’s syndrome (TS) called as Ullrich ...