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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]

Overview

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea include oral contraceptive pills (OCPs), androgen therapy, recombinant insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), recombinant leptin, bisphosphonates, and increasing calorie intake.

Secondary Prevention

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea include:

Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs)

  • Different studies have shown that OCP therapy can slow down the bone loss process in patients with exercise- and anorexia-associated amenorrhea. The detailed results are as following table:[1]
Type of amenorrhea Medicine Dosage Treatment duration Bone mineral density (BMD) site Outcome
Exercise-associated
functional amenorrhea
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increased BMD in all sites[2]
Norethindrone
Medroxyprogesterone
0.5-1.0 mg
10 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 or 0.02 mg 12 months Lumbar spine Increased BMD in all sites[3]
Desogestrel 0.15 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.030 mg 10 months Lumbar spine and legs Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in legs[4]
Levonorgestrel 0.150 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 mg 8 months Lumbar spine and radius Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in radius[5]
Cyproterone acetate 2 mg
Conjugated estrogen 0.0625 mg 24 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increased BMD in all sites[6]
Transdermal estradiol 0.05 mg
12 days Estriol 1 mg 9.3 months Lumbar spine, femoral neck, and trochanter No change BMD in any sites[7]
Estradiol 2 mg
10 days Estriol 1 mg
Estradiol 2 mg
Norethisterone 1 mg
6 days Estriol 0.5 mg
Estradiol 1 mg
Premarin 0.625 mg 24 months Lumbar spine, wrist, and foot Increase BMD in lumbar spine, neither in wrist nor in foot[8]
Provera 10 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg 10 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in femoral neck[9]
Norgestimate 0.180–0.250 mg
Anorexia-associated
functional amenorrhea
Ethinyl estradiol 0.020–0.035 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck No change BMD in any sites[10]
Norgestimate
Norgestrel
Norethindrone acetate
Levonorgestrel
0.180–0.250 mg
0.5 mg
0.5-1.0 mg
-
Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 mg 12 months Lumbar spine No change BMD[11]
Norgestrel 0.5 mg
Premarin 0.625 mg 18 months Lumbar spine No change BMD[12]
Provera 5 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg
Premarin 0.3–0.625 mg daily 4.3 years Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increased BMD in all sites[13]
Ethinyl estradiol 0.020 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck No change BMD in any sites[14]
Levonorgestrel 0.1 mg
Dihydroepiandrostendion (DHEA) 50 mg daily
Recombinant IGF-1 30 mg/kg twice daily 9 months Lumbar spine, femoral neck, and radius No change BMD in any sites[15]
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg
Norethindrone 0.4 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg 13 cycles Lumbar spine and femoral neck No significant change BMD in any sites[16]
Norgestimate 0.180–0.250 mg

Androgen therapy

  • Recent studies have shown that androgen therapy in the dose of 50, 100, or 200 mg of micronized DHEA daily may increase bone mineral density (BMD), and prevent osteoporotic fracture. However, there is no established long term study to prove this effect.[14]

Recombinant insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

Recombinant leptin

  • Recent studies have shown that administering recombinant leptin (0.08 mg/kg) subcutaneous daily for 2–3 months can lead to an increase in bone formation markers; and also decrease fracture risk through secondary prevention.[17]

Bisphosphonates

  • In adolescent women with anorexia-induced amenorrhea, alendronate (10 mg) with calcium (1200 mg) and vitamin D (400 IU) for a year has been associated with significant improvement in bone loss. Therefore, bisphosphonates can be used as secondary prevention.[18]
  • Doses of bisphosphonates for secondary prevention of functional amenorrhea are as follows:
Medicine Dose Treatment duration Bone mineral density (BMD) site Outcome
Etidronate 200 mg daily 3 months Tibial midshaft Non-significant increase in BMD in all sites[19]
Calcium 600 mg daily
Vitamin D 1 μg daily
Risedronate 5 mg 9 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in femoral neck[20]
Calcium 1500 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU
Alendronate 10 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Non-significant increase in BMD in all sites[21]
Calcium 1200 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU

Increasing calorie intake

References

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