Facts About Menstrual Pain Menstrual pain can be either primary or secondary Primary is present from the beginning of pubertens. There is no underlying disease and the symptoms come from hours before menstrual bleeding and especially the first day. At 10%, the symptoms are so severe that it requires sick leave monthly. Treated with NSAIDs and possibly. Pill Secondary occurs in a person who previously had normal menstrual periods. Due to an abnormal condition in the abdomen. Typical among 30-40 year olds. Treatment directed at the underlying cause What are menstrual cramps? Painful menstrual periods is also called dysmenorrhea. When genes occurs just after puberty and there is not a disease as the cause of the pain, the condition is called […]
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Absence of Menstruation (Amenorrhoea)
Lack of menstruation Facts A girl should have been menstruation when she is 16 years old A girl’s puberty (breast enlargement, hair growth in the groin, increased height growth) should be taken off when she turns 13 years If your period does not come, the cause may be late puberty, eating disorders, excessive exercise or pregnancy Rare reasons, for example high, inborn genetic error, etc. Treatment depends on the cause What is absent menstruation? When menstruation does not come, it is called amenorrhea. Primary amenorrhea is when a woman has never had menstrual periods. Secondary amenorrhea is when menstruation keeps up, after previously bleeding Primary amenorrhea found when a girl of 13 years never had a period, nor has come […]
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Facts About Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Bleeding at regular intervals and normal, but with an increased duration (over 8 days) and / or the amount (more than 80 ml per minute. Menstruation) Symptoms related to the physical, mental and social genes by very heavy bleeding Often found no identifiable cause May be due spiral, hormone disorders, fibroids, increased bleeding, blood thinners. Cancer is found not in regular bleedings Treatment is directed at the cause and to ensure a normal blood percent What is heavy menstrual bleeding? Termed in the jargon as menorrhagia Bleeding with regular and normal ranges, but with: Increased duration (over 8 days) or Increased blood volume (more than 80 ml per minute. Menstruation) Frequency Strong menstrual bleeding is frequent, […]
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Facts Towards the end of puberty the girls begin to ovulate Ovulation occurs once a month in the middle of the period called the menstrual cycle In case of no fertilization of the egg, the mucosa will dissolve and ejected the catamenial It is common for women and girls experience some discomfort in the days before menstruation, in severe cases it is called premenstrual syndrome (PMS) Many girls can also get stomach cramps the first day of menstruation ( dysmenorrhea ) Puberty When a girl is born, her ovaries hundred thousand eggs, which remain inactive until puberty . At puberty the pituitary gland, a hormone-producing gland inside the brain begin to produce hormones that stimulate the ovaries to produce the […]
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Facts The menstrual cycle is regulated by several hormones. The hypothalamus, Which is a part of the brain that produce chemical substances that pass into the brains – hypothalamus. The pituitary gland is affected to secrete hormones that act on the ovaries and leads to ovulation and the production of the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone The hypothalamus can be affected by emotional factors, drugs, weight changes and serious illness The pituitary gland can be affected by tumors and ovaries can be affected by cysts and polycystic ovary syndrome Disturbance in the female sex hormones can lead to irregular periods, infertility and if there is too much male hormone, it can lead to increased hair growth, deepening of the voice, […]
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