Primary amenorrhoea

Primary amenorrhoea ETIOLOGY: According to the location of cause of amenorrhoea: Delayed puberty. Pregnancy before menarche is extremely rare, but not impossible. Cerebral cortex—stress, emotional disturbances, infection, trauma, tumour. Hypothalamus—Kallmann syndrome, vigorous exercise, weight loss. Pituitary gland—empty sella turcica, Fröhlich syndrome, Laurence–Moon–Biedl syndrome, Cushing’s disease, pineal tumour, prolactinaemia, galactosaemia. Ovary—Turner’s syndrome, primary ovarian failure (Savage […]