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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common causes of amenorrhea are [[breastfeeding]], [[pregnancy]], [[menopause]], and [[stress]]. Common causes of primary amenorrhea are [[craniopharyngioma]], [[idiopathic gonadotropin deficiency]], [[Kallmann's Syndrome]], [[Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser Syndrome]], [[Mullerian dysgenesis]], and outflow tract disorders. Common causes of secondary amenorrhea are craniocerebral [[trauma]], [[curettage]], [[Cushing's Syndrome]], [[depression]], [[diabetes mellitus]], and drug side effects. Common causes of functional [[amenorrhea]] are [[stress]], rapid [[weight loss]], and excessive [[exercise]]. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or | Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent [[disability]] within 24 hours if left untreated. There are no life-threatening causes of amenorrhea, however complications resulting from untreated amenorrhea are common. | ||
===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* [[Breastfeeding]] | * [[Breastfeeding]] | ||
* [[Menopause]] | * [[Menopause]] | ||
* [[Pregnancy]] | |||
* [[Stress]] | |||
* [[Turner syndrome]] | * [[Turner syndrome]] | ||
* Excessive [[exercise]] | |||
* [[Dieting]] | |||
* [[Obesity]] | |||
* [[Hyperthyroidism]] | |||
* [[Hypothyroidism]] | |||
===Less Common Causes=== | |||
* [[Androgen insensitivity syndrome]] ([[testicular feminization]]) | |||
* [[Autoimmune disorders]] | |||
** [[Autoimmune]] [[oophoritis]] (in [[myasthenia gravis]], [[thyroiditis]], or [[vitiligo]]) | |||
* [[Aneurysms]] of the [[pituitary]] | |||
* [[Cachexia]] | |||
* Chronic disorders | |||
** [[Crohn disease]] | |||
** [[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
** [[Sickle cell disease]] | |||
** [[Thalassemia major]] | |||
* [[Chemotherapy]] (e.g., high-dose [[Alkylating agent|alkylating drugs]]) | |||
* Congenital [[adrenal]] [[virilism]] | |||
* [[Cushing syndrome]] | |||
* [[Drug abuse]] | |||
** [[Alcohol]] | |||
** [[Cocaine]] | |||
** [[Marijuana]] | |||
** [[Opioids]] | |||
* Drug-induced [[virilization]] | |||
** [[Androgens]] | |||
** [[Antidepressants]] | |||
** [[Danazol]] | |||
** High-dose [[progestins]] | |||
* [[Eating disorders]] | |||
** [[Anorexia nervosa]] | |||
** [[Bulimia]] | |||
* [[Genetic disorder]] | |||
** Congenital [[gonadotropin-releasing hormone]] deficiency | |||
** [[GnRH]] receptor [[gene]] mutations | |||
** [[Prader-Willi syndrome]] | |||
** Congenital [[Thymus|thymic]] [[aplasia]] | |||
** [[Fragile X syndrome]] | |||
** Idiopathic accelerated [[ovarian]] [[follicular atresia]] | |||
* [[Gestational trophoblastic disease]] | |||
* [[Gonadal dysgenesis]] | |||
* [[HIV infection]] | |||
* [[Hyperprolactinemia]] | |||
* [[Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism]] | |||
* Infiltrative disorders of the [[pituitary]] | |||
** [[Hemochromatosis]] | |||
** [[Langerhans cell granulomatosis]] | |||
** [[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
** [[TB]] | |||
* Isolated [[gonadotropin]] deficiency | |||
* [[Immunodeficiency]] | |||
* Infiltrative disorders of the [[hypothalamus]] | |||
** [[Langerhans cell granulomatosis]] | |||
** [[Lymphoma]] | |||
** [[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
** [[TB|Tuberculosis (TB)]] | |||
* [[Irradiation]] to the [[pelvis]] | |||
* [[Irradiation]] to the [[hypothalamus]] | |||
* [[Kallmann syndrome]] | |||
* [[Malnutrition]] | |||
* [[Metabolic disorders]] | |||
** [[Addison disease]] | |||
** [[Diabetes mellitus]] | |||
** [[Galactosemia]] | |||
* [[Psychiatric disorders]] | |||
** [[Stress]] | |||
** [[Depression]] | |||
** [[Obsessive-compulsive disorder]] | |||
** [[Schizophrenia]] | |||
** [[Psychoactive drugs]] | |||
* [[Sheehan's syndrome|Postpartum pituitary necrosis (Sheehan syndrome)]] | |||
* [[Tumors]] of the [[brain]] | |||
** [[Meningioma]] | |||
** [[Craniopharyngioma]] | |||
** [[Gliomas]] | |||
** [[Pituitary microadenoma]] | |||
* [[Traumatic brain injury]] | |||
* [[Tumors]] of the [[hypothalamus]] | |||
* [[True hermaphroditism]] | |||
* Tumors producing [[androgens]] ([[ovarian]] or [[adrenal]]) | |||
* [[Viral infections]] ([[mumps]]) | |||
===Causes by Organ System=== | ===Causes by Organ System=== | ||
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| | | style="width:25%" bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" ; border="1" |'''Cardiovascular''' | ||
| | | style="width:75%" bgcolor="Beige" ; border="1" | [[Haemosiderosis]], [[heart disease]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|bgcolor="LightSteelBlue"| '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | | bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | '''Chemical/Poisoning''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Alcoholism]], [[Alcohol poisoning|Alcohol poisoning]], [[Lead poisoning|Lead poisoning]], [[Mercury poisoning|Mercury poisoning]], [[Morphine|Morphine poisoning]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Dental''' | | '''Dental''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | | bgcolor="Beige" |No underlying causes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Dermatologic''' | | '''Dermatologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Drug Side Effect''' | | '''Drug Side Effect''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Antidepressants]], [[Antipsychotics]], [[Chemotherapy]], [[Combined oral contraceptive pill]], [[Cyclophosphamide]], [[Epirubicin]], [[Ethanol]], [[Fluoxymesterone]], [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate|Medroxy-progesterone acetate]], [[Metoclopramide]], [[Nandrolone]], [[Spironolactone]], [[Stanozolol]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Ear Nose Throat''' | | '''Ear Nose Throat''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | | bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Endocrine''' | | '''Endocrine''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[ Acromegaly]], [[5-alpha-reductase deficiency]], [[Achard-Thiers syndrome]], [[Addison's disease]], [[Adrenal cortex cancer|Adrenal cortex tumours]], [[Adrenal gland disorders]], [[Adrenocortical hyperplasia]], Ahumada-Del Castillo syndrome, [[Androgen insensitivity syndrome]], [[Anorexia nervosa]], [[Anovulation]], [[Hypopituitarism|Anterior pituitary failure]], [[Arrhenoblastoma]], [[Autoimmune adrenalitis]], [[Breastfeeding]], [[C21-hydroxylase deficiency]], [[Chiari-Frommel syndrome]], [[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ]], Conn syndrome, [[Constitutional delay of puberty]], [[Corpus luteum|Corpus luteum cyst]], [[Cortisone reductase deficiency]], [[Cretinism]], [[Cushing's disease]], [[Cushing syndrome]], [[Diabetes mellitus]], [[Dystrophia adipose-genitalis]], [[Eating disorders]], [[Empty sella syndrome]], [[Androgen|Exogenous androgen use]], [[Female athlete triad|Female athlete syndrome]], [[Forbes-Albright syndrome]], [[Frohlich's syndrome]], [[Follicle-stimulating hormone|FSH receptor deficiency]], [[Galactorrhea|Galactorrhea]], [[Galactorrhea|Galactorrhoea-hyperprolactinaemia]], [[GnRH|GnRH deficiency]], [[Hyperprolactinaemia]], [[Hyperthyroidism]], [[Hypogonadism]], [[Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism]], [[Hypopituitarism]], [[Hypothyroidism]], [[Incomplete androgen insensitivity]], [[Kallmann syndrome]], [[Laron syndrome ]], [[Virilization|Masculinization disorders]], [[Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome|Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome]], [[Menopause]], [[Mullerian agenesis|Mullerian aplasia]], [[Mullerian dysgenesis|Mullerian dysgenesis]], [[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]], [[Myxoedema]], [[Obesity]], [[Ovarian failure]], [[Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance|Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance]], [[Ovarian insufficiency, familial|Familial ovarian insufficiency]], [[Panhypopituitarism]], [[Menopause|Perimenopause]], [[Pituitary apoplexy]], [[Laron syndrome|Pituitary dwarfism]], [[Pituitary infarct]], [[Pituitary tumour]], [[Polycystic ovary syndrome]], [[Premature ovarian failure]], [[Prolactinoma]], Pseudoamenorrhea, [[Pseudocyesis]], [[Rapid weight loss]], [[Sheehan syndrome]], [[Simmonds' disease|Simmonds' disease]], [[Stein-Leventhal syndrome]], [[Testicular feminization syndrome]], [[Testosterone]], [[Thyrotoxicosis]], [[Underweight]], [[Weight gain]], [[Swyer's syndrome|XY female]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Environmental''' | | '''Environmental''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |Climate change | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Gastroenterologic''' | | '''Gastroenterologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Anorexia nervosa]], [[Autoimmune hepatitis]], [[Bearn-Kunkel syndrome]], [[Celiac disease ]], [[Cystic fibrosis]], [[Eating disorders]], [[Hemosiderosis]], [[Hepatocellular carcinoma]], [[Inflammatory bowel disease]], [[Liver cirrhosis]], [[Malabsorption syndrome]], [[Rapid weight loss]], [[Weight gain]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Genetic''' | | '''Genetic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[De Grouchy Syndrome|18p minus syndrome]], [[Vaginal agenesis|Agenesis of lower vagina]], [[Androgen insensitivity syndrome]], [[C21-hydroxylase deficiency]], [[Celiac disease]], [[Chromosome 15q trisomy|Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome]], Chromosome 17p - partial deletion, [[Cortisone reductase deficiency]], [[Swyer's syndrome|Defect in sry gene]], [[Cystic fibrosis]], [[Down's syndrome]], [[Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1|FGFR1 mutation]], [[Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency]], [[Gonadal dysgenesis]], [[KAL1 gene|Kal1 mutation]], [[Kallmann syndrome]], [[Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome]], [[Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome|Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome]], [[Premature ovarian failure|Ovarian insufficiency - familial]], [[Prader-Willi syndrome ]], [[Prokineticin receptor 2|PROKR2 mutation]], [[Tetrasomy X]], [[Triple X syndrome]], [[Turner syndrome]], [[Werner syndrome]], [[Swyer's syndrome|XY female]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Hematologic''' | | '''Hematologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Anemia]], [[Hemosiderosis]], [[Hodgkin's disease]], [[Leukemia]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Iatrogenic''' | | '''Iatrogenic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Antidepressants]], [[Antipsychotics]], [[Chemotherapy]], [[Combined oral contraceptive pill]], [[Cyclophosphamide]], [[Epirubicin]], [[Ethanol]], [[Fluoxymesterone]], [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate|Medroxy-progesterone acetate]], [[Metoclopramide]], [[Nandrolone]], [[Spironolactone]], [[Stanozolol]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Infectious Disease''' | | '''Infectious Disease''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Mumps]], [[Tuberculosis]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | | '''Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | | bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Neurologic''' | | '''Neurologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Brain tumor]], [[Craniopharyngioma]], [[Dystrophia adipose-genitalis]], [[Empty sella syndrome]], [[Frohlich's syndrome]], [[Glioma]], [[Hypothalamic tumor]], [[Meningioma]], [[Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter|Ovarioleukodystrophy]], [[Traumatic brain injury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | | '''Nutritional/Metabolic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Diet (nutrition)|Dietetic deficiency]], [[Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency]], [[Underweight|Low weight]], [[Malabsorption syndrome]], [[Malnutrition]], [[Obesity]], [[Proprotein convertase|Proprotein convertase 1,3 deficiency]], [[Rapid weight loss]], [[Underweight]], [[Vitamin A|Vitamin A]] embryopathy, [[Weight gain]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | | '''Obstetric/Gynecologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Anovulation]], [[Asherman syndrome]], [[Autoimmune hepatitis]], [[Oophoritis|Autoimmune oophoritis]], Cervical closure, [[Combined oral contraceptive pill]], [[Dilation and curettage (patient information)|Complications from D&C procedure]], [[Corpus luteum|Corpus luteum cyst]], [[Swyer's syndrome|Defect in SRY gene]], [[Ectopic pregnancy]], [[Asherman's syndrome|Endometrial scarring]], [[Follicle-stimulating hormone|FSH receptor deficiency]], [[Germinoma]], [[Granulosa cell tumor|Granulosa-cell tumor]], [[Hematocolpos]], [[Hematometra]], [[Hematosalpinx]], [[Hydatidiform mole]], [[Hypogonadism]], [[Hysterectomy]], [[Imperforate hymen]], [[Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome|Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome]], [[Menopause]], [[Mullerian agenesis|Mullerian aplasia]], [[Mullerian dysgenesis]], [[Ovarian cancer]], [[Ovarian failure]], [[Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance|Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance]], [[Premature ovarian failure|Ovarian insufficiency - familial]], [[Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter|Ovarioleukodystrophy]], Ovary damage, [[Menopause|Perimenopause]], [[Polycystic ovary syndrome]], [[Pregnancy]], [[Premature ovarian failure]], Pseudoamenorrhea, [[Pseudocyesis]], [[Reproduction|Reproductive disorders]], [[Sheehan syndrome]], [[Stein-Leventhal syndrome]], [[Tubal ligation|Tubal ligation syndrome]], [[mullerian agenesis|Uterine aplasia]], [[Vaginal agenesis]], [[Vaginal atresia|vaginal closure]], [[vaginal septum]], [[Ovarian cancer|Virilizing ovarian tumor]], [[Swyer's syndrome|XY female]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Oncologic''' | | '''Oncologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Granulosa cell tumor]], [[Hepatocellular carcinoma]], [[Hodgkin's disease]], [[Hypothalamic tumor]], [[Leukemia]], [[Meningioma]], [[Ovarian cancer]], [[Prolactinoma]], [[Ovarian cancer|Virilizing ovarian tumor]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Ophthalmologic''' | | '''Ophthalmologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | | bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Overdose/Toxicity''' | | '''Overdose/Toxicity''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" | [[Alcohol poisoning|Alcohol poisoning]], [[Lead poisoning|Lead poisoning]], [[Mercury poisoning|Mercury poisoning]], [[Morphine|Morphine poisoning]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Psychiatric''' | | '''Psychiatric''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Alcoholism]], [[Anorexia nervosa]], [[Anxiety]], [[Bulimia]], [[Depression]], [[Eating disorders]], [[Emotion|Emotional]] turmoil, Excessive [[Physical exercise|exercise]], [[Female athlete triad|Female athlete syndrome]], [[Grief]], [[Insanity]], [[Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter|Ovarioleukodystrophy]], Primary affection disorder, [[Stress]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Pulmonary''' | | '''Pulmonary''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Cystic fibrosis]], [[Tuberculosis]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | | '''Renal/Electrolyte''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Chronic renal failure]], [[Denys-Drash syndrome]], [[Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis]], [[Nephritis]], [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | | '''Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Autoimmune adrenalitis]], [[Autoimmune hepatitis]], Autoimmune [[Oophoritis|oophoritis]], [[Celiac disease]], [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Sexual''' | | '''Sexual''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| No underlying causes | | bgcolor="Beige" | No underlying causes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Trauma''' | | '''Trauma''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Traumatic brain injury]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Urologic''' | | '''Urologic''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Frasier syndrome]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | |- bgcolor="LightSteelBlue" | ||
| '''Miscellaneous''' | | '''Miscellaneous''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| | | bgcolor="Beige" |[[Irradiation|Cranial irradiation]], [[Illness|Chronic illness]], [[Radiotherapy]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ===Causes in Alphabetical Order=== | ||
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{{ | |||
*[[5-alpha-reductase deficiency]] | *[[5-alpha-reductase deficiency]] | ||
*[[De Grouchy Syndrome|18p minus syndrome]] | |||
*[[Achard-Thiers syndrome]] | *[[Achard-Thiers syndrome]] | ||
*[[Acromegaly]] | |||
*[[Addison's disease]] | *[[Addison's disease]] | ||
*[[Adrenal cortex cancer|Adrenal cortex tumours]] | *[[Adrenal cortex cancer|Adrenal cortex tumours]] | ||
*[[Adrenal gland disorders]] | *[[Adrenal gland disorders]] | ||
*[[Adrenocortical hyperplasia]] | *[[Adrenocortical hyperplasia]] | ||
*[[Vaginal agenesis|Agenesis of lower vagina]] | *[[Vaginal agenesis|Agenesis of lower vagina]] | ||
*Ahumada-del castillo syndrome | |||
* | |||
*[[Alcoholism]] | *[[Alcoholism]] | ||
*[[Anemia]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Androgen insensitivity syndrome]] | *[[Androgen insensitivity syndrome]] | ||
*[[Anorexia nervosa]] <ref name="pmid25192814">{{cite journal| author=Abed J, Judeh H, Abed E, Kim M, Arabelo H, Gurunathan R| title="Fixing a heart": the game of electrolytes in anorexia nervosa. | journal=Nutr J | year= 2014 | volume= 13 | issue= | pages= 90 | pmid=25192814 | doi=10.1186/1475-2891-13-90 | pmc=PMC4168120 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25192814 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Anorexia nervosa]] | |||
*[[Anovulation]] | *[[Anovulation]] | ||
*[[Hypopituitarism|Anterior pituitary failure]] | *[[Hypopituitarism|Anterior pituitary failure]] | ||
*[[Antidepressants]] | *[[Antidepressants]] | ||
*[[Antipsychotics]] | *[[Antipsychotics]] | ||
*[[Anxiety]] | *[[Anxiety]] | ||
*[[Arrhenoblastoma]] | *[[Arrhenoblastoma]] | ||
*[[Asherman syndrome]] | *[[Asherman syndrome]] | ||
*[[Autoimmune adrenalitis]] | *[[Autoimmune adrenalitis]] | ||
*[[Autoimmune hepatitis ]] | *[[Autoimmune hepatitis ]] | ||
*Autoimmune [[Oophoritis|oophoritis]] | |||
*[[Oophoritis| | |||
*[[Bearn-Kunkel syndrome]] | *[[Bearn-Kunkel syndrome]] | ||
*[[Brain tumor]] | *[[Brain tumor]] | ||
*[[Breastfeeding]] | *[[Breastfeeding]] | ||
*[[Bulimia]] | *[[Bulimia]] | ||
*[[C21-hydroxylase deficiency]] | *[[C21-hydroxylase deficiency]] | ||
*[[Celiac disease ]] | *[[Celiac disease ]] | ||
*[[Cervical closure]] | *[[Cervical closure]] | ||
*[[Chemotherapy]] | *[[Chemotherapy]] | ||
*[[Chiari-Frommel syndrome]] | |||
*[[Chiari- | *[[Chromosome 15q trisomy|Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome ]] | ||
*Chromosome 17p, partial deletion | |||
*[[Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome | |||
* | |||
*[[Alcohol poisoning|Chronic alcohol poisoning]] | *[[Alcohol poisoning|Chronic alcohol poisoning]] | ||
*[[Illness|Chronic illness]] | |||
*[[Chronic illness]] | |||
*[[Chronic renal failure]] | *[[Chronic renal failure]] | ||
*[[Climate change]] | *[[Climate change]] | ||
*[[Combined oral contraceptive pill]] | *[[Combined oral contraceptive pill]] | ||
*[[Dilation and curettage (patient information)|Complications from D&C procedure]] | |||
*[[Complications from | *[[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] | ||
*[[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia ]] | |||
*[[Conn syndrome]] | *[[Conn syndrome]] | ||
*[[Constitutional delay of puberty]] | *[[Constitutional delay of puberty]] | ||
*[[Corpus luteum|Corpus luteum cyst ]] | |||
*[[Corpus luteum cyst ]] | |||
*[[Cortisone reductase deficiency]] | *[[Cortisone reductase deficiency]] | ||
*[[Irradiation|Cranial irradiation]] | |||
*[[Cranial irradiation]] | |||
*[[Craniopharyngioma]] | *[[Craniopharyngioma]] | ||
*[[Cretinism]] | *[[Cretinism]] | ||
*[[Cushing syndrome]] | *[[Cushing syndrome]] | ||
*[[Cushing's disease]] | |||
*[[Cyclophosphamide]] | *[[Cyclophosphamide]] | ||
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
*[[Defect in | *[[Swyer's syndrome|Defect in SRY gene]] | ||
*[[Denys-Drash syndrome]] | |||
*[[Denys- | |||
*[[Depression]] | *[[Depression]] | ||
*[[Diabetes mellitus]] | |||
*[[Diabetes mellitus ]] | *[[Diet (nutrition)|Dietetic]] deficiency | ||
*[[Dietetic | |||
*[[Down's syndrome]] | *[[Down's syndrome]] | ||
*[[Dystrophia adipose-genitalis]] | *[[Dystrophia adipose-genitalis]] | ||
*[[Eating disorders]]<ref name="pmid19935043">{{cite journal| author=Andersen AE, Ryan GL| title=Eating disorders in the obstetric and gynecologic patient population. | journal=Obstet Gynecol | year= 2009 | volume= 114 | issue= 6 | pages= 1353-67 | pmid=19935043 | doi=10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c070f9 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19935043 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Eating disorders]] | *[[Ectopic pregnancy]] <ref name="pmid25603672">{{cite journal| author=Shaikh NB, Shaikh S, Shaikh F| title=A clinical study of ectopic pregnancy. | journal=J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad | year= 2014 | volume= 26 | issue= 2 | pages= 178-81 | pmid=25603672 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25603672 }} </ref> | ||
*[[Emotion|Emotional]] turmoil | |||
*[[Ectopic pregnancy]] | |||
*[[Emotional | |||
*[[Empty sella syndrome]] | *[[Empty sella syndrome]] | ||
*[[Asherman's syndrome|Endometrial scarring]] | |||
*[[Epirubicin]] | *[[Epirubicin]] | ||
*[[Ethanol]] | *[[Ethanol]] | ||
*Excessive [[Physical exercise|exercise]] | |||
*[[ | *Exogenous [[Androgen|androgen]] use | ||
*[[Female athlete triad|Female athlete syndrome]]<ref name="pmid10865930">{{cite journal| author=Hobart JA, Smucker DR| title=The female athlete triad. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2000 | volume= 61 | issue= 11 | pages= 3357-64, 3367 | pmid=10865930 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10865930 }} </ref> | |||
*[[ | *[[Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1|FGFR1]] mutation | ||
*[[Female athlete syndrome]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Fluoxymesterone]] | *[[Fluoxymesterone]] | ||
*[[Forbes-Albright syndrome]] | |||
*[[Forbes- | |||
*[[Frasier syndrome]] | *[[Frasier syndrome]] | ||
*[[Adiposogenital dystrophy|Fröhlich's syndrome]] | |||
*[[Fröhlich's syndrome]] | *[[Follicle-stimulating hormone|FSH receptor deficiency]] | ||
*[[Galactorrhea]] | |||
*[[ | *[[Galactorrhea|Galactorrhoea-hyperprolactinaemia]] | ||
*[[Galactorrhea ]] | |||
*[[Galactorrhoea-hyperprolactinaemia]] | |||
*[[Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency]] | *[[Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency]] | ||
*[[Germinoma]] | *[[Germinoma]] | ||
*[[Glioma]] | *[[Glioma]] | ||
*[[GnRH|GnRH deficiency]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Gonadal dysgenesis]] | *[[Gonadal dysgenesis]] | ||
*[[Granulosa cell tumor]] | |||
*[[Granulosa | |||
*[[Grief]] | *[[Grief]] | ||
*[[Hematometra]] | |||
*[[ | *[[Hemosiderosis]] | ||
*[[ | |||
*[[Heart disease]] | *[[Heart disease]] | ||
*[[Hematocolpos]] | |||
*[[Hematosalpinx]] | |||
*[[Hepatocellular carcinoma]] | *[[Hepatocellular carcinoma]] | ||
*[[Hodgkin's disease]] | *[[Hodgkin's disease]] | ||
*[[Hydatidiform mole]] | *[[Hydatidiform mole]] | ||
*[[Hyperprolactinaemia]] | *[[Hyperprolactinaemia]] | ||
*[[Hyperthyroidism]] | *[[Hyperthyroidism]] | ||
*[[Hypogonadism]] | *[[Hypogonadism]] | ||
*[[Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism]] | *[[Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism]] | ||
*[[Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis]] | *[[Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis]] | ||
*[[Hypopituitarism]] | *[[Hypopituitarism]] | ||
*[[Hypothalamic tumor]] | *[[Hypothalamic tumor]] | ||
*[[Hypothyroidism]] | *[[Hypothyroidism]] | ||
*[[Hysterectomy]] | *[[Hysterectomy]] | ||
*[[Imperforate hymen]] | *[[Imperforate hymen]] | ||
*[[Incomplete androgen insensitivity]] | *[[Incomplete androgen insensitivity]] | ||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | *[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | ||
*[[Insanity]] | *[[Insanity]] | ||
*[[KAL1 gene|Kal1 mutation]] | |||
*[[Kal1 mutation]] | |||
*[[Kallmann syndrome]] | *[[Kallmann syndrome]] | ||
*[[Laron syndrome ]] | *[[Laron syndrome ]] | ||
*[[Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome]] | |||
*[[Laurence- | *[[Lead poisoning]] | ||
*[[Leukemia]] | |||
*[[ | *[[Liver cirrhosis]] | ||
*[[Underweight|Low weight]] | |||
*[[Low weight]] | |||
*[[Malabsorption syndrome]] | *[[Malabsorption syndrome]] | ||
*[[Malnutrition]] | *[[Malnutrition]] | ||
*[[Virilization|Masculinization disorders]] | |||
*[[Masculinization disorders]] | *[[Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome|Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome]] | ||
*[[Mayer- | |||
*[[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] | *[[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] | ||
*[[Meningioma]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Menopause]] | *[[Menopause]] | ||
*[[Metoclopramide]] | *[[Metoclopramide]] | ||
*[[Mercury poisoning]] | |||
*[[Mullerian aplasia | *[[morphine|Morphine]] poisoning | ||
*[[Mullerian agenesis|Mullerian aplasia]] | |||
*[[Mullerian dysgenesis]] | *[[Mullerian dysgenesis]] | ||
*[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ]] | *[[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 ]] | ||
*[[Mumps]] | *[[Mumps]] | ||
*[[Myxoedema]] | *[[Myxoedema]] | ||
*[[Nandrolone]] | *[[Nandrolone]] | ||
*[[Nephritis]] | *[[Nephritis]] | ||
*[[Obesity]] | *[[Obesity]] | ||
*[[Oral contraceptives]] | *[[Oral contraceptives]] | ||
*[[Ovarian cancer]] | *[[Ovarian cancer]] | ||
*[[Ovarian failure]] | *[[Ovarian failure]] | ||
*[[Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance|Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance ]] | |||
*[[Ovarian insufficiency due to | *[[Premature ovarian failure|Ovarian insufficiency, familial]] | ||
*[[Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter|Ovarioleukodystrophy]] | |||
*[[Ovarian insufficiency, familial ]] | |||
*[[Ovarioleukodystrophy]] | |||
*[[Ovary damage]] | *[[Ovary damage]] | ||
*[[Panhypopituitarism ]] | *[[Panhypopituitarism ]] | ||
*[[Menopause|Perimenopause]] | |||
*[[Perimenopause ]] | |||
*[[Pituitary apoplexy]] | *[[Pituitary apoplexy]] | ||
*[[Laron syndrome|Pituitary dwarfism]] | |||
*[[Pituitary dwarfism]] | |||
*[[Pituitary infarct]] | *[[Pituitary infarct]] | ||
*[[Pituitary tumour]] | *[[Pituitary tumour]] | ||
*[[Polycystic ovary syndrome]] | *[[Polycystic ovary syndrome]] | ||
*[[Prader-Willi syndrome ]] | |||
*[[Prader- | |||
*[[Pregnancy]] | *[[Pregnancy]] | ||
*[[Premature ovarian failure]] | *[[Premature ovarian failure]] | ||
*[[Primary affective disorder]] | *[[Primary affective disorder]] | ||
*[[Prokineticin receptor 2|PROKR2 mutation]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Prolactinoma]] | *[[Prolactinoma]] | ||
*[[proprotein convertase|Proprotein convertase 1/3]] deficiency | |||
*[[Proprotein convertase 1/3 | |||
*[[Pseudoamenorrhea]] | *[[Pseudoamenorrhea]] | ||
*[[Pseudocyesis]] | *[[Pseudocyesis]] | ||
*[[pseudohermaphroditism|Pseudohermaphroditism, female]] | |||
*[[Pseudohermaphroditism, female ]] | |||
*[[Radiotherapy]] | *[[Radiotherapy]] | ||
*[[Rapid weight loss]] | *[[Rapid weight loss]] | ||
*[[Reproduction|Reproductive disorders]] | |||
*[[Reproductive disorders]] | |||
*[[Sheehan syndrome]] | *[[Sheehan syndrome]] | ||
*[[Simmonds' disease]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Spironolactone]] | *[[Spironolactone]] | ||
*[[Stanozolol]] | *[[Stanozolol]] | ||
*[[Stein-Leventhal Syndrome]] | |||
*[[Stein- | |||
*[[Stress]] | *[[Stress]] | ||
*[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | *[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | ||
*[[Testicular feminization syndrome]] | *[[Testicular feminization syndrome]] | ||
*[[Testosterone]] | *[[Testosterone]] | ||
*[[48, XXXX|Tetrasomy X]] | |||
*[[Tetrasomy | |||
*[[Thyrotoxicosis]] | *[[Thyrotoxicosis]] | ||
*[[Traumatic brain injury]] | *[[Traumatic brain injury]] | ||
*[[Triple X syndrome]] | |||
*[[Triple | *[[Tubal ligation|Tubal ligation]]syndrome | ||
*[[Tubal ligation | |||
*[[Tuberculosis]] | *[[Tuberculosis]] | ||
*[[Turner syndrome]] | *[[Turner syndrome]] | ||
*[[Underweight]] | *[[Underweight]] | ||
*[[Mullerian agenesis|Uterine aplasia]] | |||
*[[Uterine aplasia]] | |||
*[[Vaginal agenesis]] | *[[Vaginal agenesis]] | ||
*[[Vaginal atresia|Vaginal closure]] | |||
*[[Vaginal closure]] | *[[Vaginal septum]] | ||
*[[Ovarian cancer|Virilizing ovarian tumor]] | |||
*[[Vaginal septum ]] | *[[Vitamin A|Vitamin A]] embryopathy | ||
*[[Virilizing ovarian tumor ]] | |||
*[[Vitamin | |||
*[[Weight gain]] | *[[Weight gain]] | ||
*[[Werner syndrome]] | *[[Werner syndrome]] | ||
*[[Swyer's syndrome|XY female]] | |||
}} | |||
==Causes | ==Causes Based on Classification== | ||
=== | === <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref>=== | ||
* [[17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency]] | * [[17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency]] | ||
* [[Agonadism]] | * [[Agonadism]] | ||
* [[Anorexia Nervosa]] | * [[Anorexia Nervosa]] | ||
* [[Anovulation]] | * [[Anovulation]] | ||
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* [[Constitutional delay of puberty]] | * [[Constitutional delay of puberty]] | ||
* [[Diabetes Mellitus]] | * [[Diabetes Mellitus]] | ||
* Early infantile brain damage | * Early infantile [[brain]] damage | ||
* [[Gonadal dysgenesis]] | * [[Gonadal dysgenesis]] | ||
* [[adrenogenital syndrome|Homozygous adrenogenital syndrome]] | * [[adrenogenital syndrome|Homozygous adrenogenital syndrome]] | ||
* [[Hymenal atresia]] | * [[Hymenal atresia]] | ||
* [[Hyperandrogenism]] | * [[Hyperandrogenism]] | ||
* Hypothalamic and [[pituitary tumor]]s | * [[Hypothalamic]] and [[pituitary tumor]]s | ||
* | ** [[Hyperprolactinemia]] / [[Prolactin-secreting tumors]] | ||
* | ** [[Dysgerminoma]] | ||
* | ** [[Craniopharyngioma]] | ||
* [[Idiopathic gonadotropin deficiency]] | * [[Idiopathic gonadotropin deficiency]] | ||
* [[Kallmann's Syndrome]] | * [[Kallmann's Syndrome]] | ||
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* Outflow tract disorders | * Outflow tract disorders | ||
* [[Pituitary insufficiency]] | * [[Pituitary insufficiency]] | ||
* | ** [[schistosomiasis|Pituitary schistosomiasis]] | ||
* | ** [[tuberculosis|Pituitary tuberculosis]] | ||
* | ** [[Empty Sella Syndrome]] | ||
* [[Polycystic Ovary Syndrome]] | * [[Polycystic Ovary Syndrome]] | ||
* Post-hormonal | * Post-hormonal [[contraceptive]] amenorrhea | ||
* Severe systemic diseases | * Severe systemic diseases | ||
* [[Swyer's Syndrome]] | * [[Swyer's Syndrome]] | ||
* [[Testicular feminization]] | * [[Testicular feminization]] | ||
* [[Trauma]] | |||
* [[Turner's Syndrome]] | * [[Turner's Syndrome]] | ||
* [[Uterine atresia]] | * [[Uterine atresia]] | ||
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=== Secondary Amenorrhea === | === Secondary Amenorrhea === | ||
* [[5-alpha-reductase deficiency]] | * [[5-alpha-reductase deficiency]] | ||
* Addiction | * [[Addiction]] | ||
* [[Addison's Disease]] | * [[Addison's Disease]] | ||
* [[Adrenocortical insuffiency]] | * [[Adrenocortical insuffiency]] | ||
* [[Adrenal tumor]]s | * [[Adrenal tumor]]s | ||
* [[Asherman's Syndrome]] | * [[Asherman's Syndrome]] | ||
* Autoimmune diseases | * [[Autoimmune diseases]] | ||
* Body building ( | * Body building (use of [[androgens]]) | ||
* Castration (radiation or surgical) | * [[Castration]] ([[radiation]] or surgical) | ||
* Central nervous system | * [[Central nervous system|Central nervous system (CNS)]] tumor | ||
* Cervical stenosis | * [[Cervical]] stenosis | ||
* Change of environment | * Change of environment | ||
* Complete and incomplete [[androgen insensitivity]] | * Complete and incomplete [[androgen insensitivity]] | ||
* [[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] | * [[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] | ||
* Craniocerebral [[trauma]] | * Craniocerebral [[trauma]] | ||
* [[Curettage]] | |||
* [[Cushing's Syndrome]] | * [[Cushing's Syndrome]] | ||
* [[Depression]] | * [[Depression]] | ||
* [[Diabetes Mellitus]] | * [[Diabetes Mellitus]] | ||
* Drug Side Effect | * Drug Side Effect ([[Chlorpromazine]], [[Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol]], [[Docetaxel]], [[Epirubicin hydrochloride]], [[Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol]], [[Fluoxymesterone]], [[Histrelin]], [[Iloperidone]], [[Loxapine]], [[Medroxyprogesterone]], [[Norgestimate and Ethinyl estradiol]], [[Norgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol]], [[Sertraline]], [[Methyltestosterone]], [[Olanzapine]], [[Pramipexole]], [[Prochlorperazine]], [[Tiagabine]], and [[Trifluoperazine]]) | ||
* [[Encephalitis]] | * [[Encephalitis]] | ||
* Enzymatic defects in [[testosterone]] biosynthesis | * [[Enzymatic]] defects in [[testosterone]] biosynthesis | ||
* Exposure to maternal androgens in utero | * Exposure to maternal [[androgens]] [[in utero]] | ||
* [[Obesity|Extreme obesity]] | * [[Obesity|Extreme obesity]] | ||
* During [[chemotherapy]] | * During [[chemotherapy]] | ||
* | * [[Gonadotropin]] deficiency in tumors | ||
* Hormone-active [[ovarian]] tumor | |||
* Hormone-active ovarian tumor | |||
* [[Hermaphroditism]] | * [[Hermaphroditism]] | ||
* Heterozygous [[adrenogenital syndrome]] | * Heterozygous [[adrenogenital syndrome]] | ||
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* Imprisonment | * Imprisonment | ||
* [[Meningitis]] | * [[Meningitis]] | ||
* Mullerian anomalies | * [[Mullerian dysgenesis|Mullerian anomalies]] | ||
* [[Myotonic dystrophy]] | * [[Myotonic dystrophy]] | ||
* [[Pituitary insufficiency]] | * [[Pituitary insufficiency]] | ||
* [[Polycystic ovary syndrome]] | * [[Polycystic ovary syndrome]] | ||
* Post-hormonal contraception | * Post-hormonal [[contraception]] | ||
* Post-infection ([[mumps]] | * Post-infection ([[mumps]] and severe [[pelvic inflammatory disease]]) | ||
* | * Post-operative [[gonadotropin]] deficiency | ||
* [[Pregnancy]] | * [[Pregnancy]] | ||
* Premature [[menopause]] | * Premature [[menopause]] | ||
* [[Prolactinoma]] | * [[Prolactinoma]] | ||
* [[Radiation]] | |||
* [[Sheehan's Syndrome]] | * [[Sheehan's Syndrome]] | ||
* [[Testicular feminization]] | * [[Testicular feminization]] | ||
* Transsexuality when taking androgens | * [[Transsexuality]] when taking androgens | ||
* [[Turner's Syndrome]] | * [[Turner's Syndrome]] | ||
* Uterine cavity sclerosis | |||
* | * [[Uterine]] cavity sclerosis | ||
* | ** [[Uterine]] [[Schistosomiasis]] | ||
* | ** [[Abortion]] | ||
* | ** Severe generalized [[infections]] of the [[pelvis]] | ||
* | ** Post uterine surgery | ||
* | ** Overzealous or repeated uterine [[curettage]] | ||
** [[Tuberculosis]] [[endometritis]] | |||
=== Functional amenorrhea === | |||
* [[Stress]] | |||
* [[Eating disorders]] | |||
* Excessive [[exercise]] | |||
* [[Weight loss]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Amenorrhea causes On the Web |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2], Kiran Singh, M.D. [3]
Overview
Common causes of amenorrhea are breastfeeding, pregnancy, menopause, and stress. Common causes of primary amenorrhea are craniopharyngioma, idiopathic gonadotropin deficiency, Kallmann's Syndrome, Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser Syndrome, Mullerian dysgenesis, and outflow tract disorders. Common causes of secondary amenorrhea are craniocerebral trauma, curettage, Cushing's Syndrome, depression, diabetes mellitus, and drug side effects. Common causes of functional amenorrhea are stress, rapid weight loss, and excessive exercise.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. There are no life-threatening causes of amenorrhea, however complications resulting from untreated amenorrhea are common.
Common Causes
- Breastfeeding
- Menopause
- Pregnancy
- Stress
- Turner syndrome
- Excessive exercise
- Dieting
- Obesity
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
Less Common Causes
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (testicular feminization)
- Autoimmune disorders
- Autoimmune oophoritis (in myasthenia gravis, thyroiditis, or vitiligo)
- Aneurysms of the pituitary
- Cachexia
- Chronic disorders
- Chemotherapy (e.g., high-dose alkylating drugs)
- Congenital adrenal virilism
- Cushing syndrome
- Drug abuse
- Drug-induced virilization
- Androgens
- Antidepressants
- Danazol
- High-dose progestins
- Eating disorders
- Genetic disorder
- Congenital gonadotropin-releasing hormone deficiency
- GnRH receptor gene mutations
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Congenital thymic aplasia
- Fragile X syndrome
- Idiopathic accelerated ovarian follicular atresia
- Gestational trophoblastic disease
- Gonadal dysgenesis
- HIV infection
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Infiltrative disorders of the pituitary
- Isolated gonadotropin deficiency
- Immunodeficiency
- Infiltrative disorders of the hypothalamus
- Irradiation to the pelvis
- Irradiation to the hypothalamus
Causes by Organ System
Causes in Alphabetical Order
- 5-alpha-reductase deficiency
- 18p minus syndrome
- Achard-Thiers syndrome
- Acromegaly
- Addison's disease
- Adrenal cortex tumours
- Adrenal gland disorders
- Adrenocortical hyperplasia
- Agenesis of lower vagina
- Ahumada-del castillo syndrome
- Alcoholism
- Anemia
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Anorexia nervosa [1]
- Anovulation
- Anterior pituitary failure
- Antidepressants
- Antipsychotics
- Anxiety
- Arrhenoblastoma
- Asherman syndrome
- Autoimmune adrenalitis
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Autoimmune oophoritis
- Bearn-Kunkel syndrome
- Brain tumor
- Breastfeeding
- Bulimia
- C21-hydroxylase deficiency
- Celiac disease
- Cervical closure
- Chemotherapy
- Chiari-Frommel syndrome
- Chromosome 15q duplication syndrome
- Chromosome 17p, partial deletion
- Chronic alcohol poisoning
- Chronic illness
- Chronic renal failure
- Climate change
- Combined oral contraceptive pill
- Complications from D&C procedure
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Conn syndrome
- Constitutional delay of puberty
- Corpus luteum cyst
- Cortisone reductase deficiency
- Cranial irradiation
- Craniopharyngioma
- Cretinism
- Cushing syndrome
- Cushing's disease
- Cyclophosphamide
- Cystic fibrosis
- Defect in SRY gene
- Denys-Drash syndrome
- Depression
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dietetic deficiency
- Down's syndrome
- Dystrophia adipose-genitalis
- Eating disorders[2]
- Ectopic pregnancy [3]
- Emotional turmoil
- Empty sella syndrome
- Endometrial scarring
- Epirubicin
- Ethanol
- Excessive exercise
- Exogenous androgen use
- Female athlete syndrome[4]
- FGFR1 mutation
- Fluoxymesterone
- Forbes-Albright syndrome
- Frasier syndrome
- Fröhlich's syndrome
- FSH receptor deficiency
- Galactorrhea
- Galactorrhoea-hyperprolactinaemia
- Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency
- Germinoma
- Glioma
- GnRH deficiency
- Gonadal dysgenesis
- Granulosa cell tumor
- Grief
- Hematometra
- Hemosiderosis
- Heart disease
- Hematocolpos
- Hematosalpinx
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Hodgkin's disease
- Hydatidiform mole
- Hyperprolactinaemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypogonadism
- Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothalamic tumor
- Hypothyroidism
- Hysterectomy
- Imperforate hymen
- Incomplete androgen insensitivity
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Insanity
- Kal1 mutation
- Kallmann syndrome
- Laron syndrome
- Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome
- Lead poisoning
- Leukemia
- Liver cirrhosis
- Low weight
- Malabsorption syndrome
- Malnutrition
- Masculinization disorders
- Mayer-Rokitansky syndrome
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Meningioma
- Menopause
- Metoclopramide
- Mercury poisoning
- Morphine poisoning
- Mullerian aplasia
- Mullerian dysgenesis
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
- Mumps
- Myxoedema
- Nandrolone
- Nephritis
- Obesity
- Oral contraceptives
- Ovarian cancer
- Ovarian failure
- Ovarian insufficiency due to FSH resistance
- Ovarian insufficiency, familial
- Ovarioleukodystrophy
- Ovary damage
- Panhypopituitarism
- Perimenopause
- Pituitary apoplexy
- Pituitary dwarfism
- Pituitary infarct
- Pituitary tumour
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Pregnancy
- Premature ovarian failure
- Primary affective disorder
- PROKR2 mutation
- Prolactinoma
- Proprotein convertase 1/3 deficiency
- Pseudoamenorrhea
- Pseudocyesis
- Pseudohermaphroditism, female
- Radiotherapy
- Rapid weight loss
- Reproductive disorders
- Sheehan syndrome
- Simmonds' disease
- Spironolactone
- Stanozolol
- Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
- Stress
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Testicular feminization syndrome
- Testosterone
- Tetrasomy X
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Traumatic brain injury
- Triple X syndrome
- Tubal ligationsyndrome
- Tuberculosis
- Turner syndrome
- Underweight
- Uterine aplasia
- Vaginal agenesis
- Vaginal closure
- Vaginal septum
- Virilizing ovarian tumor
- Vitamin A embryopathy
- Weight gain
- Werner syndrome
- XY female
Causes Based on Classification
[5]
- 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
- Agonadism
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anovulation
- Complete androgen insenstivity syndrome
- Constitutional bradygenesis
- Constitutional delay of puberty
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Early infantile brain damage
- Gonadal dysgenesis
- Homozygous adrenogenital syndrome
- Hymenal atresia
- Hyperandrogenism
- Hypothalamic and pituitary tumors
- Idiopathic gonadotropin deficiency
- Kallmann's Syndrome
- Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser Syndrome
- Mullerian dysgenesis
- Outflow tract disorders
- Pituitary insufficiency
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Post-hormonal contraceptive amenorrhea
- Severe systemic diseases
- Swyer's Syndrome
- Testicular feminization
- Trauma
- Turner's Syndrome
- Uterine atresia
- Uterine hypoplasia
- Vaginal atresia / gynatresia
Secondary Amenorrhea
- 5-alpha-reductase deficiency
- Addiction
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenocortical insuffiency
- Adrenal tumors
- Asherman's Syndrome
- Autoimmune diseases
- Body building (use of androgens)
- Castration (radiation or surgical)
- Central nervous system (CNS) tumor
- Cervical stenosis
- Change of environment
- Complete and incomplete androgen insensitivity
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Craniocerebral trauma
- Curettage
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Depression
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Drug Side Effect (Chlorpromazine, Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol, Docetaxel, Epirubicin hydrochloride, Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol, Fluoxymesterone, Histrelin, Iloperidone, Loxapine, Medroxyprogesterone, Norgestimate and Ethinyl estradiol, Norgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol, Sertraline, Methyltestosterone, Olanzapine, Pramipexole, Prochlorperazine, Tiagabine, and Trifluoperazine)
- Encephalitis
- Enzymatic defects in testosterone biosynthesis
- Exposure to maternal androgens in utero
- Extreme obesity
- During chemotherapy
- Gonadotropin deficiency in tumors
- Hormone-active ovarian tumor
- Hermaphroditism
- Heterozygous adrenogenital syndrome
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Hysterectomy
- Imprisonment
- Meningitis
- Mullerian anomalies
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Pituitary insufficiency
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Post-hormonal contraception
- Post-infection (mumps and severe pelvic inflammatory disease)
- Post-operative gonadotropin deficiency
- Pregnancy
- Premature menopause
- Prolactinoma
- Radiation
- Sheehan's Syndrome
- Testicular feminization
- Transsexuality when taking androgens
- Turner's Syndrome
- Uterine cavity sclerosis
- Uterine Schistosomiasis
- Abortion
- Severe generalized infections of the pelvis
- Post uterine surgery
- Overzealous or repeated uterine curettage
- Tuberculosis endometritis
Functional amenorrhea
- Stress
- Eating disorders
- Excessive exercise
- Weight loss
References
- ↑ Abed J, Judeh H, Abed E, Kim M, Arabelo H, Gurunathan R (2014). ""Fixing a heart": the game of electrolytes in anorexia nervosa". Nutr J. 13: 90. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-13-90. PMC 4168120. PMID 25192814.
- ↑ Andersen AE, Ryan GL (2009). "Eating disorders in the obstetric and gynecologic patient population". Obstet Gynecol. 114 (6): 1353–67. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c070f9. PMID 19935043.
- ↑ Shaikh NB, Shaikh S, Shaikh F (2014). "A clinical study of ectopic pregnancy". J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 26 (2): 178–81. PMID 25603672.
- ↑ Hobart JA, Smucker DR (2000). "The female athlete triad". Am Fam Physician. 61 (11): 3357–64, 3367. PMID 10865930.
- ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016