oligomenorrhea
Sign in to savethumb|392x392px|Uterine Anatomy and the Menstrual Cycle Oligomenorrhea is an abnormal bleeding pattern where menstrual bleeding occurs at intervals of greater than 35 days, with fewer than 9 periods in a year. The period may be light in flow, short in duration or occur at irregular intervals. Oligomenorrhea is common in adolescent females in the first few years following menarche.
Research
2,002 papers- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents.Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America · 2024
- Efficacy and safety of traditional Chinese medicine on treating oligomenorrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of palliative medicine · 2021
- The role of oligomenorrhea in melasma.Medical hypotheses · 2017
- Herbal Medicine for Oligomenorrhea and Amenorrhea: A Systematic Review of Ancient and Conventional Medicine.BioMed research international · 2018
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.JAMA · 2022
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Menarche
- Clinical signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Premature ovarian insufficiency
- Turner Syndrome
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea
- Other causes
- Diagnostic analysis
- Management
- Amenorrhea
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|392x392px|Uterine Anatomy and the Menstrual Cycle Oligomenorrhea is an abnormal bleeding pattern where menstrual bleeding occurs at intervals of greater than 35 days, with fewer than 9 periods in a year. The period may be light in flow, short in duration or occur at irregular intervals. Oligomenorrhea is common in adolescent females in the first few years following menarche.
Causes of oligomenorrhea range from chromosomal abnormalities to hypothalamic-pituitary conditions to hormonal imbalances. A common cause of oligomenorrhea is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal imbalance that results in menstrual irregularity.