Reproductive system: Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation. Primary has no abnormality found. Secondly, there is an
abnormality.
Reproductive system: Amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation. The primary is the woman has never gotten a period.
Secondary is when the periods have stopped.
When are some times that amenorrhea would be considered normal?
Pregnancy, after menopause, during lactation, when the uterus is removed.
Reproductive system: Metrorrhagia
Excessive bleeding, lasting more than 7 days, requires more than 2 pads per day
or extends 3 days longer than usual.
Reproductive system: Oligomenorrhea
Infrequent menstruation.
Usual cause of oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea:
Endocrine imbalances result from pituitary disorders or hypothyroidism, the
stress response, or severely lean body mass.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
fluid filled cysts that form in the ovarian follicles.
Menopause
Ovarian activity gradually decreases. Post menopausal period occurs 1 year
after menstruation ends.
Vaginitis
inflammation of the vagina
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Painful menstruation. Primary has no abnormality found. Secondly, there is an
abnormality.
Reproductive system: Amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation. The primary is the woman has never gotten a period.
Secondary is when the periods have stopped.
When are some times that amenorrhea would be considered normal?
Pregnancy, after menopause, during lactation, when the uterus is removed.
Reproductive system: Metrorrhagia
Excessive bleeding, lasting more than 7 days, requires more than 2 pads per day
or extends 3 days longer than usual.
Reproductive system: Oligomenorrhea
Infrequent menstruation.
Usual cause of oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea:
Endocrine imbalances result from pituitary disorders or hypothyroidism, the
stress response, or severely lean body mass.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
fluid filled cysts that form in the ovarian follicles.
Menopause
Ovarian activity gradually decreases. Post menopausal period occurs 1 year
after menstruation ends.
Vaginitis
inflammation of the vagina
Pelvic inflammatory disease
