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Primary amenorrhea
A condition in which a woman fails to menstruate by age 16, despite normal growth and secondary sexual characteristics (breasts, pubic hair).
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
Is a type of:
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common |
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A 38-year old asked:
What is primary amenorrhea?
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A 33-year old asked:
What causes primary amenorrhea?
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A 49-year old asked:
What exactly can be the causes of the primary amenorrhea?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Primary amenorrhea?
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A 33-year old asked:
How to know if I have secondary amenorrhea or primary amenorrhea?
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A 47-year old asked:
If i was diagnosed with primary amenorrhea can I still have children ?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am 20 an have primary amenorrhea how do I fix it an can I still have kids?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are treatments of primary amenorrhea?
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A 27-year old asked:
Its IVF the only solution for primary amenorrhea?
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A 48-year old asked:
I was wondering what are some possible causes and treatment of primary amenorrhea?
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A 44-year old asked:
What to do if i feel abnormal. I'm in college ( year 12)! what if I have primary amenorrhea?
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A 19-year old asked:
I have primary amenorrhea. I had anorexia age 15-17. I was healthy weight before and after yet never started. Did anorexia affect primary amenorrhea?
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A 34-year old asked:
Which doctor should be consulted for the problem of primary amenorrhea?
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A 46-year old asked:
Primary amenorrhea - will my friend be able to conceive?
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A 38-year old asked:
What can I do to prevent primary amenorrhea due to a prolactinoma?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I have a friend who wants to get pregnant but has never had a period. She won't go in and find out why. She's 22. I guess my question is can she get pregnant still if she has the parts. I looked it up and it's called primary amenorrhea. So can she?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I have primary amenorrhea. First period was from a progesterone challenge test when I was 18. Hypoplastic uterus that responds to pills. Can I conceiv?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Primary amenorrhea small uterus 4.62.6 CM tanner 3 breast period only after taking conjugate 1.5 mg twice a day. What is this defect? Want to conceiv
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A female asked about a 30-year old female:
Primary amenorrhea. Can have treatment . To get pregnancy?
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A 41-year old asked:
Bra since age 10 but no period at 13. Is it primary amenorrhea?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Can ovarian function be restored in 16 year old with primary amenorrhea? Lsh 109 and LH 39 estradoil <73
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A 42-year old female asked:
At what age should you stop taking estrogen and progesterone treatments for primary amenorrhea?
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A 34-year old asked:
Can doctors prescribe the birth control pill with primary amenorrhea?
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A 27-year old asked:
Can doctors prescribe birth control pills for women with primary amenorrhea?
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A 45-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
16 year old with Crohn's disease, treated with estrogen patch for primary amenorrhea. How long before breast development and periods?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Ihave a primary hypothalamic amenorrhea i want to ask is it curable ?Can i be pregnant?Iam too depressed iam 29 years old?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can a person ovulate with amenorrhea?
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A 38-year old asked:
Post-pill amenorrhea? What is that? A side effect?
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A female asked:
Can the common cold sometimes cause amenorrhea? Can an illness such as a common cold ever cause amenorrhea?
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A female asked:
Is amenorrhea ever life threatening? Can amenorrhea ever indicate a life threatening condition or be life threatening in itself?
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