Background: The objectives of this study were to determine the etiologic causes of amenorrhea, the prevalence of müllerian anomalies as a cause of primary amenorrhea and the different varieties of müllerian anomalies causing primary amenorrhea. Methods: This study included all the women presenting with primary amenorrhea who presented to the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Nalanda Medi...

Introduction: During puberty, menarche represents the most important event in females. Amenorrhea is defined as the absence of menstruation during puberty. Aim: To evaluate the adolescents with amenorrhea and to analyzed the management of these patients. Material and method: We analyzed 216 patients admitted to the Endocrinology Department over a period of five years, from 2007 to 2012. The stu...

Menstrual irregularity is a common occurrence during adolescence, especially within the first 2-3 years after menarche. Prolonged amenorrhea, however, is not normal and can be associated with significant medical morbidity, which differs depending on whether the adolescent is estrogen-deficient or estrogen-replete. Estrogen-deficient amenorrhea is associated with reduced bone mineral density and...

We present an analysis of the effect of lactation on average maternal anthropometric and body composition measures in a population of Toba women in Formosa, Argentina. This indigenous population is undergoing a continuing transition from a seminomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a sedentary, peri-urban one. Using a mixed-longitudinal design, we measured monthly maternal body mass index (BMI), ...

The extended postpartum period is the time which is usually given less emphasis regarding family planning by policy makers, service providers and users. However, it is a time with a rising risk of unwanted conception and an often-frustrated desire for contraceptive protection. Understanding the contraceptive behaviors, needs and preferences of women in this period is important the main objectiv...

Background: Lactation is a natural defence against pregnancy. As long as mother nursing, she delaying the return of fertility. This study aimed at evaluating state knowledge, among mothers infants aged 0-6 months, on lactational amenorrhea contraceptive method, well these women's breastfeeding habitsMethods: In this study, total n=300 were included. A questionnaire was used to interview one-on-...

Amenorrhea is rarely presented as a manifestation of endocrinological disturbances in patients of chronic hydrocephalus. We describe two cases of secondary amenorrhea caused by hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis. Two female patients of age 30 and 20 yr presented with amenorrhea and increasing headache. Magnetic resonance images revealed marked, noncommunicating hydrocephalus without any t...

Amenorrhea is the absence or abnormal cessation of the menses (1). Primary and secondary amenorrhea describe the occurrence of amenorrhea before and after menarche, respectively. The majority of the causes of primary and secondary amenorrhea are similar. Timing of the evaluation of primary amenorrhea recognizes the trend to earlier age at menarche and is therefore indicated when there has been ...

Of 410 cases of spontaneous or induced abortion in the first or second trimester that were followed up, 95 were infertile. 18 of these had amenorrhea and 12 had oligomenorrhea. Amenorrhea and oligorrhea were more prevalent among the women who were over 31. Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, and infertility were more frequent after spontaneous than after induced abortion. Asymptomatic tubal block r...