Common causes of Menstrual irregularities

Causes of Menstrual irregularities that are very common

The following causes of Menstrual irregularities are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Alcoholism - menstrual disorders
• Diabetes - absent periods
• Endometriosis - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Fibroids
• Premenstrual syndrome - cyclical symptoms before periods
• Smoking - vaginal bleeding (pregnancy)
• Thyroid disorders - decreased menstruation
• Type 2 diabetes - absent periods
• Uterine fibroids - menstrual bleeding between periods

Causes of Menstrual irregularities that are common

The following causes of Menstrual irregularities are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Autoimmune thyroid diseases - decreased menstruation
• Bulimia nervosa - menstrual irregularities
• Celiac Disease - missed menstrual periods
• Chlamydia - light vaginal bleeding
• Eating disorders - Menstrual abnormalities
• Female genital disorders - Vaginal bleeding
• Female infertility - Dysmenorrhoea
• Graves Disease - lighter menstrual flow
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - menstrual abnormality
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - bleeding after intercourse
• Polycystic ovary syndrome - absent periods
• Pregnancy - amenorrhea
• Von Willebrand disease - Menorrhagia

Causes of Menstrual irregularities that are uncommon

The following causes of Menstrual irregularities are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• Anorexia Nervosa - delayed first period
• Gonorrhea - vaginal bleeding

Causes of Menstrual irregularities that are very rare

The following causes of Menstrual irregularities appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Acromegaly - menstrual abnormalities
• Acute myeloid leukemia - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Addison's Disease - Amenorrhea
• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome - lack of periods
• Autoimmune Hepatitis - amenorrhea
• Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia - genitourinary bleeding
• Cervical Cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Cushing's syndrome - missed periods
• Cystic Fibrosis - menstrual irregularity
• Endometrial Cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Granuloma inguinale - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Hydatidiform mole - vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 - amenorrhea
• Ovarian Cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Pituitary Cancer - delayed menarche
• Placenta previa - vaginal bleeding in pregnancy
• Prolactinoma - menstrual irregularities
• Uterine cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Vagina cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding

Causes of Menstrual irregularities without any prevalence information

The following causes of Menstrual irregularities are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• 18p minus syndrome - amenorrhea
• 47,XXX syndrome - amenorrhea
• Abdominal Cancer - bleeding during intercourse
• Achard-Thiers Syndrome - absent menstruation
• Acquired prothrombin deficiency - abnormal menstrual bleeding
• Acromegaly - menstrual abnormalities
• Actinomycosis - abnormal vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge
• Acute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 1 - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 2 - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 3 - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloblastic leukemia type 6 - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myelocytic leukemia - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to alkylating agent - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes related to topoisomerase type II inhibitor - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, therapy related - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute myeloid leukemia, adult - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Acute promyelocytic leukemia - irregular menstrual periods
• Addison's Disease - Amenorrhea
• Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Adenomyosis - bleeding between periods
• Adnexal and Skin Appendage Neoplasms - irregular menstruation
• Adrenal adenoma, familial - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Adrenal Cancer - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Adrenal Cortex Diseases - menstrual disorders
• Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Adrenal gland hyperfunction - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital (General) - irregular menstruation
• Adrenal hyperplasia, congenital, due to 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency - menstrual irregularities
• Adrenal hypoplasia congenital, X-linked - absent menstruation
• Adrenal incidentaloma - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Adrenocortical carcinoma - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Alcoholism - menstrual disorders
• Alport syndrome with leukocyte inclusions and macrothrombocytopenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Amenorrhea - Reduced menstrual period flow
• Amphetamine abuse - bleeding during pregnancy
• Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - menstrual abnormalities
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts - menstrual abnormalities
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 1 - menstrual abnormalities
• Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts, type 2 - menstrual abnormalities
• Anorexia - Menstrual abnormalities
• Anorexia nervosa, genetic types - menstrual irregularities
• Anovulation - Amenorrhea
• Aplastic anemia - menstrual abnormalities
• Asherman's syndrome - reduced menstrual flow
• Attenuated congenital adrenal hyperplasia - absence of periods
• Autoimmune Endometriosis - Dysmenorrhoea
• Autoimmune oophoritis - menstrual changes
• Autoimmune thyroid disease associated Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 1 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 10 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 11 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 12 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 2 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 3 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 4 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 5 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 6 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 7 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 8 - menstrual irregularities
• Bardet-Biedl syndrome, type 9 - menstrual irregularities
• Bearn-Kunkel syndrome - amenorrhea
• Bernard-Soulier Syndrome - heavy menstrual flow
• Birth control pill poisoning - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Bleeding disorders - menorrhagia
• Blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus - menstrual irregularity
• Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome - menstrual irregularity
• Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome, type 1 - menstrual irregularity
• Break-through bleeding from contraceptive pill
• Bulimia nervosa - menstrual irregularities
• BXO - bleeding or ulceration with sex
• Carcinoma of body of uterus
• Carcinoma of cervix
• Carcinoma of Fallopian tube
• Carcinoma of the ovary
• CCFDN - amenorrhea
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 1 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 10 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 11 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 12 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 13 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 2 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 3 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 4 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 5 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 6 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 7 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 8 - menstrual changes
• Celiac disease, susceptibility to 9 - menstrual changes
• Cephalothoracic progressive lipodystrophy - menstrual disorders
• Cervical Cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Cervical erosion
• Cervical polyps
• Cervicitis - vaginal bleeding after intercourse
• Chapple syndrome - painful menstruation
• Chemotherapy
• Choriocarcinoma - vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy
• Chorionic carcinoma
• Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome - amenorrhea
• Chromosome 15q, trisomy - Amenorrhea
• Chromosome 17p, partial deletion - delayed menarche
• Chronic Kidney Disease - heavy periods
• Collagenous celiac disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - amenorrhea
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia - non-classical form - absence of periods
• Cortisone reductase deficiency - menstrual abnormalities
• Cushing syndrome, familial - menstrual disorders
• Cushing's syndrome - missed periods
• Diabetes - absent periods
• Double uterus-hemivagina-renal agenesis - dysmenorrhea
• Down's syndrome associated Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Dysfunctional bleeding
• Dysfunctional uterine bleeding - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Dysmenorrhea - menstrual cramping
• Dystrophia myotonica 1 - dysmenorrhea
• Eating disorders - Menstrual abnormalities
• Emotional shock
• Endometrial conditions - Dysmenorrhoea
• Endometrial hyperplasia - menorrhagia
• Endometrial polyp
• Endometrial stromal sarcoma - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Epstein's Syndrome - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Erosion of cervix
• Essential thrombocytosis - same as essential thrombocythemia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Estrogen withdrawal
• Ewing's family of tumors - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Excessive dieting - menstrual irregularities
• Factor V and factor VIII, combined deficiency of - menorrhagia
• Factor V deficiency - menorrhagia
• Factor VII deficiency - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - autosomal dominant - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Friuli - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Kanazawa - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Ketchikan - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Nottingham - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Padua - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - San Antonio - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Santo Domingo - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Shanghai - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - St. Louis II - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Stockton - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Taunton - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Tokyo - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Vorarlberg - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Wenatchee I - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor X deficiency - Wenatchee II - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Factor XIII Deficiency - menorrhagia
• Factor XIII deficiency, congenital - menorrhagia
• Factor XIII, A1 subunit Deficiency - menorrhagia
• Factor XIII, B subunit Deficiency - menorrhagia
• Fallopian tube cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Fallopian tube conditions - Vaginal bleeding
• Fechtner syndrome - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Female infertility - Dysmenorrhoea
• Female reproductive toxicity - menstrual disorders
• Female reproductive toxicity - Dioxins - menstrual disorders
• Female sexual conditions - Vaginal bleeding after sex
• Fibroid polyp
• Fibroids
• Florid cystic endosalpingiosis of the uterus - menstrual abnormalities
• Functioning pancreatic endocrine tumor - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Galactorrhea - absent menstruation
• Galactorrhoea-Hyperprolactinaemia - menstrual abnormalities
• Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Gonadal dysgenesis - amenorrhea
• Gonadal dysgenesis Turner type - amenorrhea
• Gonadal dysgenesis, XX type - amenorrhea in females
• Gonorrhea - vaginal bleeding
• Granulosa-cell tumor
• Granulosa-cell tumour of ovary
• Graves Disease - lighter menstrual flow
• Gynaecological conditions - Bleeding after intercourse
• Gynandroblastoma - abnormal menstrual bleeding
• Habitual abortion - vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• HAIR-AN Syndrome - irregular menstruation
• Halal Setton Wang syndrome - irregular menstruation
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - menstrual abnormality
• Hemorrhagic thrombocythemia - menorrhagia
• Hepatocellular carcinoma (fibrolamellar variant) - amenorrhea
• Herbal Agent overdose - Cottonseed - absent menstruation
• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia - genitourinary bleeding
• Hereditary hypothyroidism - Menstrual disorders
• Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer - irregular menstruation
• Hormonal malfunction
• Hyperadrenalism - menstrual cycle irregularities
• Hypergonadotropic ovarian failure - amenorrhea
• Hypergonadotropic ovarian failure, familial or sporadic - menstrual irregularities
• Hyperprolactinemia - menstrual abnormalities
• Hyperthyroidism - menstrual cessation
• Hypogonadism - retinitis pigmentosa - absent menstruation
• Hypothyroid goitre - Menstrual disorders
• Hypothyroidism - increased menstrual flow
• Intensive exercise
• IUD's
• Lactotroph adenoma - menstrual changes
• Laron syndrome type 1 - delayed menarche
• Laron syndrome type 2 - delayed menarche
• Laron-type dwarfism - delayed menarche
• Leukemia, Myeloid - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Aggressive-Phase - prolonged menstrual bleeding
• Lipodystrophy, familial partial, type 3 (FPLD3) - oligomenorrhea
• Male reproductive toxicity - Benzene - menstrual disorders
• Malignant growth of the cervix
• Malignant growth of the uterus
• Malignant growths
• Malignant mixed Mullerian tumor - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Marijuana abuse - irregular menstruation
• Masculinisation - menstrual cessation
• May-Hegglin Anomaly - excessive menstrual bleeding
• May-Hegglin thrombocytopenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• McCune-Albright Syndrome - irregular menstrual bleeding
• Menopause - Spotting
• Menorrhagia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Menstrual conditions - Irregular periods
• Menstruation - menstrual migraine
• Metropathia hemorrhagica
• Miscarriage - menstrual cramps
• Mittelschmerz - spotting
• Mucous polyp
• Mullerian aplasia - absent menstruation
• Nathalie syndrome - menstrual irregularities
• Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Neurosarcoidosis - irregular menstruation
• Non Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - absence of periods
• Normal adolescence
• Oestrogen withdrawal bleeding
• Ovarian Cancer - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Ovarian carcinosarcoma - menstrual abnormalities
• Ovarian cysts - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance - absent menstruation
• Ovarian insufficiency, familial - absent menstruation
• Ovarioleukodystrophy - amenorrhea
• Owren Parahemophilia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Pancytopenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Panhypopituitarism - amenorrhea
• Pelvic Cancer - Vaginal bleeding
• Pelvic infection
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - bleeding after intercourse
• Pelvis conditions - Vaginal bleeding
• Perimenopause - Spotting
• Peritoneum cancer - Vaginal bleeding
• Peritoneum disorders - Vaginal bleeding
• Pituitary tumors, adult - amenorrhea
• Plasminogen activitor inhibitor type 1 deficiency, congenital - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Polycystic ovarian disease, familial - irregular menstruation
• Polyembryoma - irregular menstruation
• Prader-Willi syndrome - amenorrhea
• Pregnancy - amenorrhea
• Premenstrual syndrome - cyclical symptoms before periods
• Primary cortisol resistance - decreased menstruation
• Primary Fallopian Tube Cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Primary hypothyroidism - Menstrual disorders
• Primary malignant melanoma of the cervix - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Progeria short stature pigmented nevi - amenorrhea
• Prolactinoma, familial - menstrual changes
• Pseudohermaphroditism, female - skeletal anomalies - amenorrhea
• Psychiatric disorders associated Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Puerperal fever - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Pyometra
• Radiotherapy
• Refractory Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Renal nutcracker syndrome - dysmenorrhea
• Reproductive toxicity - Xylene (mixed isomers) - menstrual disorders
• Resistance to LH (luteinizing hormone) - amenorrhea
• Resistance to thyroid stimulating hormone - menstrual abnormalities
• Riedel syndrome - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Salpingitis - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Sarcoma
• Sarcoma botryoides - vaginal bleeding
• Satoyoshi syndrome - amenorrhea
• Schroeder syndrome 1 - menstrual irregularities
• Secondary Dysmenorrhea - dysmenorrhea
• Secondary Fallopian Tube Cancer - abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Secondary hypothyroidism - Menstrual disorders
• See also amenorrhea
• See also bleeding after sex
• See also bleeding between periods
• See also heavy periods
• See also menstrual cramps or dysmenorrhea
• See also vaginal bleeding
• Senile atrophic vaginitis
• Senile endometritis
• Sheehan Syndrome - menstrual irregularity
• Spontaneous miscarriage
• Stress
• Stuart factor deficiency, acquired - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Stuart factor deficiency, congenital - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Submucous fibroid
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 1 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 10 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 11 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 12 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 13 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 2 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 3 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 4 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 5 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 6 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 7 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 8 - Missed menstrual periods
• Susceptibility to Celiac Disease 9 - Missed menstrual periods
• Tertiary hypothyroidism - Menstrual disorders
• Tetrasomy X - absent menstruation
• Thrombasthenia - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Thrombocytopathy - excessive menstrual bleeding
• Thrombocytopenia - vaginal bleeding
• Thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune - genitourinary bleeding
• Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect - menstrual abnormalities
• Travel
• Troell-Junet syndrome - menstrual irregularities
• Trophoblastic Cancer - Vaginal bleeding
• Tubal ligation syndrome - painful menstruation
• Tuberculosis of uterus
• Turner syndrome associated Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Type 1 diabetes related Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• Type 2 diabetes - absent periods
• Unsuspected pregnancy
• Uterine abnormalities
• Uterine polyps
• Uterine sarcoma - Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Uterus conditions - Menorrhagia
• Virilizing ovarian tumor - absent menstruation
• Vitamin A embryopathy - Amenorrhoea
• Vitamin A overdose - menstrual irregularity
• Von Willebrand disease, dominant form - Menorrhagia
• Von Willebrand disease, platelet type - Menorrhagia
• Von Willebrand disease, recessive form - Menorrhagia
• Von Willebrand disease, type 1 - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2 - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2A - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2B - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2M - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 2N - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Von Willebrand disease, type 3 - heavy menstrual bleeding
• Wandering spleen - menstrual abnormalities
• Weight gain
• Weight loss
• Willebrand disease, acquired - Menorrhagia
• William's syndrome associated Celiac Disease - Missed menstrual periods
• XY female - Amenorrhea
• Y chromosome pericentric inversion - Vaginal bleeding
• Yusho disease - Menstrual irregularities
• Zadik Barak Levin syndrome - Menstrual abnormalities

All Causes of Menstrual irregularities

The full list of all possible causes for Menstrual irregularities described in various sources is as follows:

• 18p minus syndrome - amenorrhea
• 47,XXX syndrome - amenorrhea
• Abdominal Cancer - bleeding during intercourse
• Achard-Thiers Syndrome - absent menstruation
• Acquired prothrombin deficiency - abnormal menstrual bleeding

See full list of possible disease causes of Menstrual irregularities

Drug interaction causes of Menstrual irregularities:

• Oral contraceptives and Amoxicillin (Amoxil) interaction
• Oral contraceptives and Ampicillin interaction
• Oral contraceptives and Tetracyclines interaction
• Oral contraceptives and oral antibiotics interaction

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