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These symptoms could be signs of amenorrhea and require a proper diagnosis.3
A healthcare provider can diagnose amenorrhea by asking you questions about your menstrual cycle and history, as well as your lifestyle habits.
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Laura Schober, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
Primary amenorrhea is when a girl reaches age 15 without getting a period, while secondary amenorrhea is the absence of at least three periods in a row for someone who's had them before.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
Calorie restriction can also cause gastrointestinal problems as well as amenorrhea, the absence of menstruation.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2022
Another line of defense against athletic amenorrhea is to incorporate vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, vitamins A, B, C and E, and calcium.
—Cammy Garvelink, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2021
Women runners who are suffering from iron deficiency might end up with athletic amenorrhea as well, which is the absence of menstruation and is typically due to low estrogen levels and not enough iron in the blood.
—Cammy Garvelink, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2021
For women, the clearest sign that an eating disorder has grown severe is usually amenorrhea—a warning that a lack of fat has caused the body to stop producing estrogen.
—Nora Caplan-Bricker, Outside Online, 23 June 2017
Christina Yannetsos, 37, an ER physician in Denver and the co-founder of Colorado Fertility Advocates, was diagnosed with a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhea in her 20s which contributes to infertility.
—Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021
Because qi helps the blood flow easily, stagnation can lead to delayed periods with clots and pain (dysmenorrhea) or periods that don’t come at all (amenorrhea).
—Jen Hubley Luckwaldt, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
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Laura Schober, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
Primary amenorrhea is when a girl reaches age 15 without getting a period, while secondary amenorrhea is the absence of at least three periods in a row for someone who's had them before.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
Calorie restriction can also cause gastrointestinal problems as well as amenorrhea, the absence of menstruation.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2022
Another line of defense against athletic amenorrhea is to incorporate vitamins and minerals such as folic acid, vitamins A, B, C and E, and calcium.
—Cammy Garvelink, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2021
Women runners who are suffering from iron deficiency might end up with athletic amenorrhea as well, which is the absence of menstruation and is typically due to low estrogen levels and not enough iron in the blood.
—Cammy Garvelink, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2021
For women, the clearest sign that an eating disorder has grown severe is usually amenorrhea—a warning that a lack of fat has caused the body to stop producing estrogen.
—Nora Caplan-Bricker, Outside Online, 23 June 2017
Christina Yannetsos, 37, an ER physician in Denver and the co-founder of Colorado Fertility Advocates, was diagnosed with a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhea in her 20s which contributes to infertility.
—Natalie Gontcharova, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021
Because qi helps the blood flow easily, stagnation can lead to delayed periods with clots and pain (dysmenorrhea) or periods that don’t come at all (amenorrhea).
—Jen Hubley Luckwaldt, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2017
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“Amenorrhea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amenorrhea. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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amenorrhea
noun
amen·or·rhea
variants
or chiefly British amenorrhoea
: abnormal absence or suppression of menstruation see primary amenorrhea, secondary amenorrhea
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