amenorrhea

Examples of amenorrhea in the following topics:

• Female Athlete Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Premature Osteoporosis

  • Amenorrhea, defined as the cessation of a woman's menstrual cycle for more than three months, is the second disorder in the Triad.
  • Patients with female athlete triad get osteoporosis due to hypoestrogenmia, or low estrogen levels, which is part of amenorrhea.

• Eating Disorders

  • Relative to the previous version of the DSM (DSM-IV-TR) the 2013 revision (DSM-5) reflects changes in the criteria for anorexia nervosa, most notably that of the amenorrhea criterion being removed.
  • Amenorrhea was removed for several reasons: it doesn't apply to males, it isn't applicable for females before or after the age of menstruation or taking birth control pills, and some women who meet the other criteria for AN still report some menstrual activity.

• Menopause

  • Menopause can be officially declared (in an adult woman who is not pregnant, is not lactating, and who has an intact uterus) when there has been amenorrhea (absence of any menstruation) for one complete year.