Amenorrhea and infertility

Summary: The commonest cause of amenorrhea is anovulation and Malpani Clinic can help you in making the right diagnosis , so you can get the correct treatment.Amenorrhea is the absence of periods. It is a symptom which is a result of some underlying disorder of the reproductive system. It may or may not be accompanied by other symptoms like headache, excess facial hair, and abdominal pain depending upon the cause. At Malpani Infertility Clinic, we diagnose the cause of your amenorrhea by taking a careful history and doing a thorough workup. A detailed record of your menstrual periods and any associated symptoms will help us in making the right diagnosis. Amenorrhea can be either physiological or pathological. Physiological Amenorrhea is the absence of periods before puberty, during pregnancy and after menopause ; while pathological Amenorrhea is a result of some disease. Another way of differentiation is primary and secondary Amenorrhea. When a girl does not get her periods by the age of 16, she is diagnosed as having of primary Amenorrhea. The absence of periods for over 3 months in a woman with a history of having menstrual periods in the past is referred to as secondary Amenorrhea.Secondary Amenorrhea can be caused by various reasons. The extended list of probable causes includes: polycystic ovarian disorder, drugs, stress, malnutrition, excessive exercise; and chronic illness. Normal menses occur when the uterine lining is shed cyclically under the influence of the repr...
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