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I know what amenorrhea is, but what is secondary?
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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.
Answered 2/4/2013
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