amenorrhea

/'eimenɔ'ri:ə/ Cách viết khác : (amenorrhoea) /'eimenɔ'ri:ə/

Thân thiện

A doctor explains the causes of amenorrhea to a patient in a clinic.

Definition

Noun: - Absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow: A medical condition characterized by the lack of menstrual periods in a woman of reproductive age. It is typically categorized as primary (when menstruation has never begun by age 15) or secondary (when established menstruation stops for three months or more).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Extreme weight loss can lead to amenorrhea.
  • The doctor diagnosed the cause of her amenorrhea as a hormonal imbalance.
  • Primary amenorrhea is often investigated if a girl has not had her first period by age 16.

Advanced Usage

• "Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea": A specific type of amenorrhea caused by stress, excessive exercise, or low body weight disrupting the brain's signaling to the ovaries.

  • Her intense training schedule resulted in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.

• "Post-pill amenorrhea": The temporary absence of menstruation after stopping oral contraceptive pills.

  • She experienced post-pill amenorrhea for several months.

Variants and Related Words

• Amenorrhoea (noun): The British English spelling of the word.

  • The medical notes recorded the symptom as amenorrhoea.

• Amenorrheic (adjective): Describing a state or condition of having amenorrhea.

  • The patient remained amenorrheic throughout the study.

Synonyms

• Absence of menses: A formal phrase meaning the lack of menstrual periods.
• Menstrual suppression: The deliberate or natural stopping of menstrual flow.

Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)

• Oligomenorrhea: A related condition involving infrequent or light menstrual periods, not a complete absence.
• Dysmenorrhea: A condition involving painful menstrual cramps, which is distinct from the absence of flow.

Học thuật

Noun

1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow

Từ đồng nghĩa

• amenorrhoea
• amenia