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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Historical Perspective

The term amenorrhea is derived from Greek: a = negative, men = month, rhoia = flow. Derived adjectives are amenorrheal and amenorrheic. The opposite is the normal menstrual period.

Historically, the term amenorrhea has often been used as a euphemism for "unwanted pregnancy" and many folk treatments for this condition are in fact abortifacients.