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Absence or Loss of Menstruation (Amenorrhoea)
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Absence or Loss of Menstruation (Amenorrhoea)
Amenorrhoea falls into two categories - primary and secondary. In primary amenorrhoea, a young woman has not had a period by the time she turns 16. Secondary amenorrhoea is the state of a woman who previously has had a regular period, and has not had one for three months. Secondary amenorrhoea is much more common than primay amenorrhoea.
Symptom classification
Body areaFemale Reproductive Organ
Body areaPelvic
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
18- Adrenal Virilism
- Amenorrhea
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Cervical Stenosis
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Delayed Puberty
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Galactorrhea
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Iron Toxicity
- Malnutrition
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Pregnancy
- Premature Ovarian Failure
- Turners Syndrome