1. To recognize hypergonadotropic hypogonadism as part of the differential diagnosis of delayed puberty 2. To recognize premature ovarian failure as a cause of hypergonadrotropic hypogonadism 3. To recognize chemotherapy and cancer treatment modalities as etiologies of gonadal failure 4. To understand that it is hard to predict which patients will resume normal ovarian function after chemothera...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Uterine fibroid embolization is an effective treatment alternative for uterine fibroids. However, amenorrhea after uterine fibroid embolization occurs in some patients. This study was to investigate the causes of amenorrhea after uterine fibroid embolization. METHODS Bilateral transcatheter uterine artery embolization was performed in 487 patients with uterine fibroids....

BACKGROUND Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea is a reversible form of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency commonly triggered by stressors such as excessive exercise, nutritional deficits, or psychological distress. Women vary in their susceptibility to inhibition of the reproductive axis by such stressors, but it is unknown whether this variability reflects a genetic predisposition...

background and objectives: primary amenorrhea is not a disease but a symptom that may result from several quite different causes[nn1] . common hormonal cause of primary amenorrhea includes constitutional delay, hypothalamic –pituitary dysfunction, chronic systemic disease and absent ovarian function. the aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of the chromosomal abnormality referred for...

Escitalopram is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. A 34-year-old female patient with major depressive disorder developed amenorrhea and had a false-positive urine pregnancy test after initiation of escitalopram treatment. To our knowledge, no publish...

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a primary ovarian defect characterized by absent menarche (primary amenorrhea) or premature depletion of ovarian follicles before the age of 40 years (secondary amenorrhea). It is a heterogeneous disorder affecting approximately 1% of women <40 years, 1:10,000 women by age 20 and 1:1,000 women by age 30. The most severe forms present with absent pubertal devel...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to re-evaluate women with secondary amenorrhea one year after the first visit evaluation. STUDY METHODS One hundred and seventy-five women with secondary amenorrhea were evaluated on the first visit. Their ages ranged from 18 to 29. Secondary amenorrhea was defined by the absence of menses for more than 3 months after excluding pregnancy. Women who were att...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the female athlete triad, which is a clinical condition defined as the simultaneous occurrence of disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteopenia and/or osteoporosis in female athletes. A total number of 224 female athletes from Edirne city participated in our study. Eating attitudes test (EAT 40) and a self-administered questionnaire were ...

OBJECTIVE The removal of the amenorrhea criterion for anorexia nervosa (AN) is being considered for the fifth edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V). This article presents and discusses the arguments for maintaining as well as those for removing the criterion. METHOD The psychological and biological literatures on the utility of amenorrhea as a distinguishing diagnostic crit...