WHAT IS AMENORRHEA

 WHAT IS AMENORRHEA

Sometime, it’s common for women who are not pregnant to miss their period for up to three consecutive months, this could be due to medical conditions such as Ovarian Cyst (benign tumor) or hormonal in balances.

By definition, it is the absence of the period in a woman of reproductive age and it occur when a woman misses two or more period in a row.

Types of Amenorrhea

This medical condition could be primary or secondary.

Primary Amenorrhea: This is the failure of the period to start by the age of (16), and many things could be responsible for this condition, among these are,

   a. Agenesis of the uterus,

   b. Inability of the ovary to receive and nature eggs.

   c. Delay puberty.

   d.  Hymen perforation

   e. Turner Syndrome

Primary amenorrhea is divided into two  depending on the time of manifestation,

1. failure of the menses to start by the age of 14 with no secondary sexual characters.

2. absence of menses by age 16 with secondary characters.

    

Secondary Amenorrhea: This is the temporary or permanent cessation of the period in a woman who has menstruated normally in the past. Among the chief causes of this condition a

a.Pregnancy

    b.Beast feeding (Lactation)

    c.Stress.

    d. psychological disorder

    e. congenital

  There is yet another type, this is the Contraceptive pill Amenorrhea, which occur as a result of discontinuation of Contraceptive pill.

Normally, when a woman takes contraceptive pill for a long time and finally stop, her menstrual cycle either stops or become irregular.