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Delayed menarche
Delayed menarche is a clinical finding in which a girl who, given her current age, would normally have had her first period (menarche) but still has not.
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A 32-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Delayed menarche?
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A female asked:
Delay menarche to age 18, but now have regular periods. What are the causes and how would it affect woman's fertility at age 42?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is average age for menarche?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: menarche?
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A 41-year old asked:
What changes can I expect in hormones from menarche to menopause?
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A 37-year old asked:
Are there any tests to determine if a teen has gone through menarche (first period)?
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A 29-year old asked:
My daughter started menarche and has had 2 periods (every month) but she has not had it this month.Is that typical?
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A 45-year old female asked about a 16-year old female:
What does it mean if my 16 year old starts menarche while on estrogen patch? Dr said he'll do further testing if she starts menarche.
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A 18-year old female asked:
I had menarche when I was 15 years old. Since then, Its been 4 years that I'm having irregular cycles, once in 2 months which lasts for about 2 days. ?
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A 24-year old male asked:
What is isolated menarche?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are menarche symptoms?
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A 40-year old asked:
How late can normal menarche be in the u.S.?
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A female asked:
This is my menarche and it's super dark brown and has clots. Is this weird? Should I be worried?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the treatment for menarche?
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A 42-year old asked:
Do girls in undeveloped countries have menarche later?
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A 29-year old asked:
How does heredity affect the onset of menarche and menopause?
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A 39-year old asked:
Do your breasts have to be a certain size before your menarche?
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A 25-year old male asked:
How does endometrial shedding happen in menarche which is an anovulatory cycle?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the earliest age of normal menarche ie start of mensturation in females?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is menarche caused by ovulation or is it one of the first anovulatory cycles that a young gal will get?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can identical twins have their menarche come at different times?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Does brown spotting for one day count as menarche? My daughter is 12. 65.5" tall and 125lbs/
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A 22-year old male asked:
Does menarche mean a girl can get pregnant? Or before it or after it? There's so much debate on this, whether you ovuate before menarche or dont.
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A 16-year old male asked:
I started menarche wheni was age 10. im now 13 yrs old and 4'11" im a transgender boy if i start hormone blockers could i attain some more height?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Dr, my younger daughter is exactly 14 years and her menarche was on june 9 th , 2014, she didn't get her periods till now ,wt76 kgs , is it normal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can a 9 year old who hasn't even started puberty be ovulating? I'm so confused on the ovulation and menarche and if menarche is triggered by an ovulat
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A female asked about a female:
She just recently had her menarche so I understand that they start off irregular but it's is a week or so late. During that time she has been experiencing brown spotting but no actual period. What does this mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can I tell when i'll get my menarche?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is it possible to ovulate for years or months prior to menarche?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is it true that it is very rare for ovulation to occur before menarche?
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