Question 1

is secondary amenorrhea  dangerous?

Accepted Answer

Not directly : The loss of periods (amenorrhea) itself is not dangerous, but the cause can be. If due to primary ovarian failure("premature menopause") you can get early osteoporosis. If due to pcos, it increases the risk of endometrial cancer and diabetes.

Question 2

can amenorrhea be due to undereating?

Accepted Answer

Sometmes: In anorexia nervosa, with severe undereating, there is not enough adipose tissue to convert endogenous testosterone to estradiol, so that the testosterone affects the pituitary's release of fsh and lh and amenorrhea ensues. Cj glueck md.

Question 3

has any one ever heard of amenorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Absense of menses: Term referrs to not getting periods for greater then 3 months in a row. If you had normal periods, then develop amenorrhea, check for pregnancy first (most common cause). Other causes could be due to excessive exercise or excessive dieting. Some women with pcos develop amenorrhea. If you never had a period, may have a problem with anatomy or pituitary.

Question 4

what should i do if secondary amenorrhea?

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Progesterone: Provera (medroxyprogesterone) is synthetic Progesterone the 2nd of two female hormones with estrogen being the other. Provera (medroxyprogesterone) is given to secondary amenorrhea patients to elicit withdrawal bleeding(period). It also helps to reduce the risk of endometrial hyperplasia/cancer in pcos and obese 40+ hypertensive patients at risk.

Question 5

why is amenorrhea common among adolescents?

Accepted Answer

In part,obesity: Certainly amenorrhea among adolescents is an issue that is way underestimated simply because most teenage girls of menarchal age do not admit or seem to be bothered by lack of menses. In my practice, the majority of adolescents have amenorrhea of secondary type (meaning that they have had a period or two in the past 6 months) that is due to obesity +/- polycystic ovaries syndrome (pcos).

Question 6

what are the tests for secondary amenorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Discuss with doctor: This is one of those problems where a visit to your doctor is necessary to figure out what's going on.  Only after a thorough evaluation, including examination and possibly labs and other tests, can your doctor correctly diagnose you and treat you effectively.

Question 7

i know what amenorrhea is, but what is secondary?

Accepted Answer

Had periods before: Secondary amenorrhea means a woman has had a menstrual period at least once and then stopped getting them. That's in contrast to primary amenorrhea in which the woman has never had a period.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: amenorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Amenorrhea: Amenorrhea =   absence or missing at  least 3  consecutive menstrual  periods.

Question 9

what is primary amenorrhea?

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No period by age 16: Primary amenorrhea describes a situation in which a girl does not have her first period by age 16.   This may or may not be associated with lack of physical changes such as a growth spurt, hair growth in the pubic and underarm areas, and breast development.

Question 10

does vit e help amenorrhea?

Accepted Answer

Might: You can try it. Vitamin e is an antioxidant that does have other benefits and is known to decrease breast tenderness in women with fibrocystic breast tissue.  If you take vitamin e and your periods get better, it was worth the try.

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