Amenorrhea is a disorder in the female reproductive system, thus making it not menstruate regularly every month. Amenorrhea is divided into two types, namely primary and secondary amenorrhea.
In primary amenorrhea, menstruation does not occur at all. Though normally a young woman who first menstruation (menarche) at the age of 9-18 years. A young woman will be sentenced experience amenonhea primary if at the age of 16 years still has not menstruate.
The secondary amenorrheo occur in women who previously had experienced a period, but then the cycle is stopped for no reason he knows.
Signs
The menstrual cycle stopped, either directly or in stages.
Cause
- Drastic weight loss (due to poverty, poor dieting, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, a very heavy physical activity and other causes).
- Extreme obesity.
- Chronic illness sustained in a long time.
- Female genital organ abnormalities (absence of the uterus, vagina, vaginal septum, cervical stenosis, and the hymen is too thick).
- Body abnormalities such as hypoglycemia (blood sugar levels are abnormally low), hypothyroidism (thyroid gland is underactive), hyperthyroidism (thyroid glands work excessively), cystic fibrosis (a disease that is derived or inherited from the glands of mucus and sweat), or Cushing's disease (excessive levels of corticosteroid).
- Women who have had polycystic ovarian disease disorders have a high risk of disease Amenorrhea.
- The existence of diseases caused by chromosomal abnormalities such as Turner syndrome or Sawyer syndrome.
- Levels of prolactin hormone in the body is high (hyperprolactinaemia).
- Pregnancy.
- Stress.
- The imbalance of the female reproductive hormone system mechanisms.
- If amenorrhea occurs because of congenital diseases and syndromes such as Turner syndrome or Sawyer because of abnormalities in genital organs, the disease is not preventable.
- Keeping the weight balance that is not too fat (obese) or too thin.
- Doing a good healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods, exercise regularly, and live happily.
- Stay away from the stressor.
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