A case-based review from the University of Messina proposes a physiology-based, four-case framework for diagnosing primary ...

Amenorrhea is when you don’t get your period despite being old enough to have a menstrual cycle. It’s normal during certain stages of life, such as pregnancy or menopause. Unlike irregular periods, ...

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Key Takeaways Amenorrhea is the medical term for not having periods when you are not pregnant.If you haven’t had a period by age 15 (referred to as primary ...

Amenorrhea is the absence of three or more consecutive menstrual periods or delayed menstruation in girls over the age of 15 who have never had a menstrual period. Under normal circumstances, a woman ...

Amenorrhea means an absence of menstruation. The term also applies to people who have not started their period by the age of 16, which is called primary amenorrhea. Secondary amenorrhea occurs in ...

Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea in mid-adulthood was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, ...

In our article on concurrent versus sequential administration of chemotherapy drugs for women with operable, node-positive, early-stage breast cancer (June 3 issue), 1 we report that premenopausal ...

Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation. Secondary amenorrhea occurs when you’ve had at least one menstrual period and you stop menstruating for three months or longer. Secondary amenorrhea is ...

Amenorrhea – loss of periods – can be troubling. Sure, your regular monthly bleed can be a bit of a nuisance when it strikes, but periods that go AWOL for months at a time can cause some serious ...

A STATISTICAL study of 100 women with menstrual disorders showing a significant increase in the incidence of obesity in women with amenorrhea was reported from this clinic in July, 1952. 1 Of 60 women ...

Amenorrhea in Premenopausal Women After Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Authors: Janice M. Walshe, Neelima Denduluri, and Sandra M. Swain Authors Info & Affiliations J Clin Oncol 24, 5769-5779 ...

Medically induced amenorrhea can be achieved through alterations in the normal regulatory hormones via the adoption of a therapeutic agent, which prevents menstrual flow. Spaceflight-related ...