Description:

Amenorrhoea occurs when you do not have a menstrual cycle. There are two types of amenorrhoea: primary and secondary. Primary amenorrhoea occurs when a person over the age of 15 does not have their first menstrual period. Secondary amenorrhoea occurs when a person misses more than three months of their menstrual cycle. How are periods formed? An intricate hormonal system governs your menstrual cycle. With every cycle these hormones prepare your uterus for a possible pregnancy. If you're not pregnant your uterine lining sheds during that cycle. This is your menstruation. A number of factors can influence your menstrual cycle including issues with the organs and structures listed below: Pitutary Gland : The release of an egg during ovulation is influenced by the pituitary gland's regulation which is controlled by the hypothalamus. Ovaries: Produce store and release progesterone and oestrogen hormones as well as the egg during ovulation. Uterus : In reaction to hormones the lining of your uterus thickens. If you are not pregnant this lining sheds during each menstrual cycle. Amenorrhoea Types: a) Primary Amenorrhoea Primary amenorrhoea occurs when you do not get your period by the age of fifteen or within five years of the onset of the first puberty symptoms (such as developing breasts). Typically there are two causes: acquired abnormalities that develop after birth and genetic problems which are conditions that you are born with. b) Secondary Amenorrhoea Secondary amenorrhoea occurs when your previously irregular periods stop for at least three months. Your menstruation used to frequently stop for six months at a time. This type of amenorrhoea is frequently caused by pregnancy lactation stress or long-term illness.

Cause:

The causes may be because of •Physiological •Prepuberty pregnancy lactation postmenopause •Pathological a) Local gender-related causes. Congenital—eg testicular feminization Acquired—for example Asherman's syndrome. b) Hyopthalamic causes:     Congenital (e.g. Kallmann's syndrome). Acquired—for example weight loss and tumors c) Pituitary glad disorders    Tumours such as prolactinoma. Blood clots like in Sheehan's syndrome. d) Congenital ovarian disorders include gonadotropin-receptor defects and resistant ovary syndrome. Acquired causes may be because of harmful radiations.

Symptom:

The primary symptom is the absence of menstruation. Additional symptoms vary depending on the causes of amenorrhoea. These include Hot flushes breast milk leakage vaginal dryness headaches vision changes acne and abnormal facial and body hair growth.

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