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Evaluation and management of adolescent amenorrhea

open access: yesAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2010
During the first years of menstruation it is not rare for a girl to present with an irregular menstrual pattern. The complete absence or cessation of menses, which is defined as amenorrhea, requires careful evaluation and management.
Nikolaos Vrachnis   +2 more
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AMENORRHEA AND GALACTORRHEA

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 1965
Abstract Sixteen patients with syndromes of amenorrhea and galactorrhea are reported. Those without pituitary tumors were classified as having the Chiari-Frommel syndrome if the onset of their symptoms was puerperal, or the del Castillo syndrome if onset was nonpuerperal.
J P, THOMPSON, R D, KEMPERS
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Athletic Amenorrhea

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985
Secondary amenorrhea in athletes is reviewed with respect to its incidence, treatment, associated characteristics, proposed mechanisms, and endocrine profile. Athletic amenorrhea is classified within the general category of chronic anovulation syndrome, but no mechanism has been demonstrated.
A B, Loucks, S M, Horvath
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Amenorrhea

1981
Some aspects of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of amenorrhea are presented. Careful clinical examination is still of great importance. Hormone analysis and sophisticated functional tests, although they permit precise localization of the dysfunction, are usually dispensable for practical purposes.
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Amenorrhea

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2009
Amenorrhea is a complicated and common problem encountered by primary care physicians. Performing a thorough history and physical examination can often narrow the differential diagnosis considerably. The addition of basic determinations of serum FSH and LH or other tests as indicated by abnormalities on the history or examination can then make the ...
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Amenorrhea and edema

The American Journal of Medicine, 1978
In a 22 year old woman extensive edema developed during evaluation for amenorrhea. It was learned then that she was consuming escessive amounts of a laxative daily. Balance studies were performed which demonstrated that she excreted large amounts of sodium in her liquid stools while taking the dose of laxative she had been using.
I, Ullrich, G, Lizarralde
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Lactational Amenorrhea

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 1993
There is no doubt that suckling can cause a substantial delay in the resumption of fertility postpartum in all societies regardless of nutritional status. The variability in duration of infertility is directly related to the different patterns of suckling, an uncontrollable variable specific to the mother and child.
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Prolactin and Amenorrhea

New England Journal of Medicine, 1976
Several reports indicate that raised serum prolactin concentrations occur in 15 to 20 per cent of women with amenorrhea1 , 2 and that when the prolactin levels are reduced, normal ovulation cycles and fertility return.3 , 4 Successful management of these cases depends on reliable identification of hyperprolactinemic amenorrhea and accurate diagnosis of
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Amenorrhea

Pediatric Care Online, 2022
Key Points Last menstrual period should be considered a vital sign and abnormalities should be investigated.Clinicians should educate girls and their caregivers about what to expect from the first menstrual period and the variation in cycles thereafter.Amenorrhea is defined as the absence of menses and can be primary or secondary ...
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THIORIDAZINE AND AMENORRHEA

American Journal of Psychiatry, 1963
chlorpromazine. She had been hospitalized elsewhere for several weeks, and had received 800 mg. of chiorpromazine per day for some time previous to transfer. Several hours after admission, she had an acute dystonic reaction involving the head, neck, and eye muscles, relieved by I.V. Benadryl.
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