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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Overview
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | No underlying causes |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
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- 5-alpha-reductase deficiency Japanese Inflammatory Infection
- Agenesis of lower vagina Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
- Alcoholism American Droughtworm
- Antidepressants Fried Spine Disorder, FSD-1
- Blepharophimosis syndrome Banter Bug
- Bulimia Lazar's Disease
- Chemotherapy Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
- Chiari-frommel syndrome Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
- Chronic renal failure American Droughtworm
- Complications from d&c procedure Retro Fitting Obsessive Compulisitory Disorder, RFOCD
- Corpus luteum cyst Hognose Snake Flu
- Cyclophosphamide Intestinal Egg-laying Parasite
- Denys-drash syndrome Fried Spine Disorder, FSD-1
- Ectopic pregnancy IPFS-1
- Empty sella syndrome Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
- Epirubicin Conaesvirus
- Exogenous androgen use Pyroflu
- Fgfr1 mutation Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
- Forbes-albright syndrome Bentics
- Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase deficiency Animalitic Virus
- Germinoma CLVBurrowing Snake
- Granulosa-cell tumor Pyroflu
- Hyperthyroidism Conaesvirus
- Hypopituitarism Conaesvirus
- Hypothalamic tumor IPFS-1
- Hypothyroidism Hentaflu
- Hysterectomy Cordilla Virus
- Imperforate hymen Krippin Virus (KV)
- Inflammatory bowel disease Diminished Gluteal Syndrome (DGS)
- Kallmann syndrome Diminished Gluteal Syndrome (DGS)
- Laron syndrome Diminished Gluteal Syndrome (DGS)
- Laurence-moon-biedl syndrome Pyroflu
- Leukamia MRSK-1 Ventroposy
- Low weight Bentics
- Mayer-rokitansky syndrome Diminished Gluteal Syndrome (DGS)
- Meninigioma Hognose Snake Flu
- Metoclopramide Pyroflu
- Ovarian cancer MRSK-1 Ventroposy
- Ovarian insufficiency due to fsh resistance Japanese Inflammatory Infection
- Ovarian insufficiency, familial Bentics
- Ovary damage Animalitic Virus
- Panhypopituitarism Animalitic Virus
- Pituitary dwarfism West African Strain
- Pituitary infarct Lackadaisy-Cathro Disease
- Pregnancy Pyroflu
- Proprotein convertase 1/3 deficiency Intestinal Egg-laying Parasite
- Pseudohermaphroditism, female Fried Spine Disorder, FSD-1
- Rapid weight loss American Droughtworm
- Systemic lupus erythematosus Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
- Tetrasomy x Indonesian Cough
- Tuberculosis Retro Fitting Obsessive Compulisitory Disorder, RFOCD
- Turner syndrome Pyroflu
- Vanishing testes syndrome Lazar's Disease
- Virilizing ovarian tumor Japanese Inflammatory Infection
- Vitamin a embryopathy Sub-Atomic Neurotic Infliction, SANI
Causes of Amenorrhea Based on Classification
Primary Amenorrhea[1] [2]
- 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
- Agonadism
- After trauma
- 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
- Turner's Syndrome
- Uterine atresia
- Uterine hypoplasia
- Vaginal atresia / gynatresia
Secondary Amenorrhea
- 5-alpha-reductase deficiency
- Addiction
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenocortical insuffiency
- After curettage
- After hysterectomy
- After radiation (can be reversed)
- Adrenal tumors
- Anovulation
- Asherman's Syndrome
- Autoimmune diseases
- Body building (and use of androgens)
- Castration (radiation or surgical)
- Central nervous system tumor (CNS)
- Cervical stenosis
- Change of environment
- Complete and incomplete androgen insensitivity
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Craniocerebral trauma
- 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, Trifluoperazine
- Encephalitis
- Enzymatic defects in testosterone biosynthesis
- Exposure to maternal androgens in utero
- Extreme obesity
- During chemotherapy
- Functional hypothalalmic Amenorrhea due to:
- Stress
- Eating disorders
- Excessive exercise
- Weight loss
- 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, severe pelvic inflammatory disease)
- Postoerative gonadotropin deficiency
- Pregnancy
- Premature menopause
- Prolactinoma
- Sheehan's Syndrome
- Stress
- 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