What are the symptoms of amenorrhea?

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Amenorrhea is the external manifestation of pathophysiological changes in women caused by a variety of diseases. It is a clinical symptom rather than a disease. According to the location of genital axis lesions and dysfunction, they were divided into hypothalamic amenorrhea, pituitary amenorrhea, ovarian amenorrhea, uterine amenorrhea and hypoplastic amenorrhea. According to who, amenorrhea can be classified into three types: type I: no endogenous estrogen production, normal or low follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level, normal prolactin (PRL) level, no evidence of hypothalamic and pituitary organic lesions; Type II: endogenous estrogen production, normal FSH and PRL levels; Type III: elevated FSH level, suggesting ovarian failure? What are the symptoms of amenorrhea? Let's talk about it

What are the symptoms of amenorrhea?

Amenorrhea means the termination of menstruation, but perimenopause often has the change of menstrual cycle and menstrual volume. The results showed that menstrual cycle was shortened, follicular phase was shortened, anovulation and menstruation increased. For example, anovulatory menstruation is about 5% in 26-40 years old and 13% in 41-50 years old. Many people show prolonged cycle, 2-3 months or longer, and normal menstrual period and blood volume. A small number of people showed menstrual cycle loss, irregular vaginal bleeding, increased menstrual volume, and even secondary anemia.

Hot flashes and sweating are common symptoms of amenorrhea. The incidence rate is about 75%, 25% to 50%, which can last for more than five years. It is characterized by intermittent fever, which starts from the chest and rushes to the head and neck, and can affect the whole body, followed by sudden sweating, accompanied by dizziness, palpitations and fatigue, lasting for tens of seconds to several minutes, and the number of attacks ranges from more than 20 times a day to 1-2 times a week. In the past, it has been measured that the skin temperature will rise during the attack and then drop to normal after the attack, which may be related to the acceleration of blood flow during the attack and has no more clinical significance. During hot flashes, although there was vasodilation, there was no change in blood pressure. Hot flashes are often a sign of ovarian failure. Many women have no menstrual disorder, but hot flashes may appear, indicating the decline of ovarian function; There are also a few women who do not have hot flashes during amenorrhea, and only appear after 10-20 years of amenorrhea; Most of them are synchronized with menstrual changes, and their degree also fluctuates.

The main manifestations are emotional instability, irritability and uncontrollable, self reproach, neuroticism, obstinacy, inattention, insomnia, headache, memory loss, neurasthenia, depression and other symptoms after losing temper, and in severe cases, psychotic symptoms. It may be related to neurotransmitters such as serotonin and endorphin, as well as personality, occupation and cultural background. Sudden events in the family, such as death of relatives, divorce, retirement, and children leaving home, may be common symptoms of amenorrhea.

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Do not think that amenorrhea will not affect the health of patients, women must pay attention to let themselves not amenorrhea as soon as possible, to pay attention to their lifestyle health, better protect their health.