Amenorrhoea
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Amenorrhoea is absense of a menstrual period in a women of reproductive age. However, it presents in two key ways: at the onset of periods, and during reproductive years:
Primary amenorrhoea
Definition
Menarche is delayed; the onset of periods hasn't happened by the age of 16, even though secondary sexual characteristics, thelarche (growth of breasts) and adrenarche (growth of pubic hair), have occured.
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
Two types: primary and secondary:
- Primary - Menarche is delayed; the onset of periods hasn't happened by the age of 16, even though secondary
- Secondary -
Risk Factors
Clinical Features
Investigations
Management
Prognosis
Secondary amenorrhoea
Absense of a menstrual period in a women of reproductive age.
Epidemiology
Pathophysiology
- Secondary -