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Diseases » Amenorrhea » Summary

What is Amenorrhea?

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Amenorrhea: Absence of menstrual periods due to many possible causes.
Amenorrhea: absence of menses for three months or more.
Source - Diseases Database
Amenorrhea: absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Types of Amenorrhea:

Pregnancy-caused amenorrhea
Dietary amenorrhea - from weight loss, but not with psychological problems such as anorexia nervosa.
Dysponderal amenorrhea - weight-related from obesity or excessive thinness (e.g. anorexia nervosa).
Primary amenorrhea - failure to occur at puberty.
Relative amenorrhea - reduced menstrual flow.
Premenopausal amenorrhea - reduction or absence due to menopause.
Traumatic amenorrhea
Hypothalamic amenorrhea
Lactation amenorrhea - during breast feeding
Pituitary amenorrhea
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Broader types of Amenorrhea:

Causes of Amenorrhea: see causes of Amenorrhea

Symptoms of Amenorrhea: see symptoms of Amenorrhea

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Amenorrhea.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Amenorrhea.

Treatments for Amenorrhea: see treatments for Amenorrhea
Research for Amenorrhea: see research for Amenorrhea

Hospitalization statistics for Amenorrhea: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Amenorrhea:

0.006% (717) of hospital consultant episodes were for absent, scanty and rare menstruation in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for absent, scanty and rare menstruation required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
100% of hospital consultant episodes for absent, scanty and rare menstruation were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33% of hospital consultant episodes for absent, scanty and rare menstruation required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for absent, scanty and rare menstruation in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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