Posts Tagged ‘amenorrhoe’

November 17 2009

Minus Women Menstruation and Breast

Anita, let’s call it, has never been a period from birth until the age of 24 this years. When peers experienced first menstruation at age 11-12 years old, he does not feel. Unfortunately, he was ashamed went to the doctor. Yunita was the same story. 26-year-old girl does not grow breasts. He also did not experience menstruation. “The doctor said my condition difficult to cure,” he said.

One gene Ancestors
Menstruation and growing breasts are signs that show changes a girl into a woman.

“Menstruation is a sign of the primary, while the growth of breasts is a sign of secondary,” he said. Irsan Hanafi, Sp.OG, obstetrician from the hospital in Jakarta.

Absence of periods since puberty to adulthood, he said, could be categorized as primary amenorrhoea. This sexual hormone disorders occur because of genetic problems.

“It could be the sperm and egg parents were okay. But, when sperm and egg meet and begin cell division, there was interference, “he said.

Not yet known what caused the disruption of this cell division. According to Drs. Irsan, parents of sex hormones may be normal, but it could be they are a carrier or carriers of genes that problem. “So maybe the problem with hormones is his great-grandfather and the gene is carried on each offspring. Abnormalities are not always appear, may not appear in the umpteenth descent, “he explained.

That is why a woman is not menstruating or not grow breasts until adulthood. If menstruation does not occur, could breast growth stunted.

Did not rule out also the problem associated with the male chromosome is more dominant than female chromosomes. “So after a physical examination congenital abnormalities seen in the genital system, such as not have a uterus or vagina. It could also be a bulkhead on the vagina and cervix are narrow, “he said.

Founder Not Cancer
This case is not dangerous for women. No studies that say that this condition can trigger a disease, especially cancer.

However, this condition is of course difficult to make a woman pregnant. “Menstruation woman’s fertility signs. If you are not menstruating, how to know their fertility? It needs to be done for a medical examination to determine whether such conditions could be helped or not, “he said.

Pass a medical examination, will be known whether it is primary or secondary amenorrhoea. Secondary amenorrhoea is the condition of a menstruating woman and had suddenly stopped until at least three consecutive months.

Cause they are different. In the case of secondary amenorrhoea, breast might grow. “But, that does not mean the breast primary amenorrhoea certainly not growing at all, you know,” said Dr. Irsan.

Diagnosis results clearly affect the handling procedures. “In secondary amenorrhoea, still could be helped by hormone therapy,” he added. What about primary amenorrhoea? “Because due to genetic factors and chromosomes, there is no way to overcome.

Medical expert must explain the condition and help the patient in order to accept his condition with the patient, “he said. (kompas)

November 12 2009

Menstrual Problems?

Many menstrual problems would be easily solved by itself, but if they are still going on, will be very useful for women to seek reassurance from the doctor’s heart.

A recurring concern is when menstruation does not occur (amenorrhoea). It has 2 forms: primary amenorrhoea, when menstruation does not take place in puberty, menstruation and secondary amenorhoea stopped for several reasons. If menstruation had not happened may happen any delay puberty or associated with hormonal problem. While amenorhoea, the main cause could be due to pregnancy, but if not, emotional factors may be responsible for the occurrence of cycle disturbances. Eating disorder, especially anorexia nervosa, can cause amenorrhoea. This is often a result of stress-for example, after leaving the house, change jobs or business heartbreak. Visiting the doctor to perform a simple test will show whether a woman is pregnant or not; conversely, the rare periods in general is not a concern. In a menstrual cycle is shown, the quantity of menstruation may not be equally, elongated or occur in different time intervals. Menstrual pattern is described as metrorrhagia. Excessive menstrual called menorrhagia.
In young women, serious problems in the reproductive system is rare and most of the problems that often arise as mestruasi heavy or painful periods can be treated with tablets and one examination, which may involve checks pelvic (vagina), can show a convincing reason.

Contraceptive effects
It is estimated
that, during the reproductive years, some problem of menstruation may be associated with contraceptive choice of women.
Contraceptive pill works by interfering fall to control ovulation by piutitary, if this is done properly, according to the instructions, ovulation will not occur at all. Ovulation occurs at the end of each packet, when the pill was stopped for seven days. But bleeding that occurs is not including natural menstrual; an artificial this happens because the decline in entry progerteron and estrogen. The bleeding is usually lighter than normal menstruation, and menstrual pain is usually reduced. Sometimes the bleeding may arise between periods when women were taking the pill; is usually an indication of hormone doses in the pills are too low for him. If the bleeding does not end after one or two months, doctors usually prescribe a pill with a dose of the hormone progesterone is higher. However, bleeding sometimes occurs because the consequences and should be reported to the doctor.
Mini-pill, or progesterone only pill, works a little differently than usual pills. Ovulation may still be continuing; pill works by inhibiting the depletion of cervical mucus is usually in mid menstrual cycle so sperm can not move into the uterus. Irregular bleeding is common effects of this pill, but this is not an indication of the decline efectivity. There may be a small amount of menstrual bleeding: menstruation sometimes appear more often. Women who take this mini-pill should make a graph of menstruation and other bleeding that may appear, to show to the doctor. If bleeding becomes a nuisance, doses higher pill may be prescribed.
Progesterone may also be provided with a single injection for longer action every three months as a contraceptive. Again, menstrual irregularity is common. Menstruation often stops altogether after the second or third injection, although in the early weeks after the first injection and bleeding that often occur irregularly.
Women who use the roll (IUD or intra-uterine device) are likely to experience heavy menstrual slightly. This may be realized in the first few months after the roll is installed, but the periods will stop then. However, if an IUD causes some discomfort or heavy bleeding, the IUD should be removed and other contraceptive use. Your doctor or family planning clinic can advocate for you.

When to visit the doctor?
Four important issues and will give you a reason to visit the doctor early on. Here is a very long period and the weight that occur in ordinary time (menorrhagia); bleeding after intercourse; bleeding from the vagina between periods; bleeding from the vagina after MONOPOSE. All of these symptoms, despite minor problems, can sometimes be an early symptom of cervical cancer, which can be cured if diagnosed and treated at an early stage.
Women get older, menstrual disorder is often associated with reproductive organ diseases. Diagnostic tests, such as D & C, appears to address this possibility; better may be treated with synthetic sex hormones such as progesterone. At monopose, periods usually become more-and more often, before it finally stopped. This is normal and necessary for further treatment.
Frequent disorder at this time is menorrhagia (heavy periods). The doctors often try to prescribe hormonal pills to control weight of these diseases. Unfortunately this treatment does not always work, and a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) may be recommended as an alternative. This is a difficult decision to make patients. He must decide whether the symptoms are strong enough to undergo major surgery, or he’s getting ready to tolerate heavy menstruation.

November 11 2009

Types of Menstrual Disorders

Many women who are experiencing pain before menstruation or menstruation. There are dizziness, nausea, aches, abdominal pain, and some even unconscious. Abdominal pain that is felt is actually due to uterine contractions to remove the endometrium which is also influenced by the hormone prostaglandin. We also feel bad because the hormones estrogen and progesterone have a balance disorder impending menstruation. If the pain is still able to hold, it still could be called normal. But if the unconscious or intense pain, to disturb our activities, it is suspect and should immediately see a doctor.

Disorders and menstrual disorders there are actually many things, namely:

Menstrual pain (dismenorrhoe)
At the time of menstruation, women sometimes experience pain. The nature and level of pain varies from mild to severe. For the weight, commonly called dismenorrhoe. The great state of pain that can interfere with daily activities.

Menstrual pain there are two kinds:

* The primary menstrual pain, arising from the first period and will heal itself over time, precisely after stabilizing the hormones the body or change the position of the uterus after marriage and childbirth. Menstrual pain is normal, but can be excessive if it is influenced by psychological and physical factors, and as stress, shock, constriction of blood vessels, chronic disease, anemia, and decreased body condition. The symptoms are not dangerous to health.
* Menstrual pain secondary, usually only appear later, ie, if there is a disease or disorder such as persistent uterine infection, cysts or polyps, tumors around the womb, uterine abnormalities that interfere with the position of the organ and surrounding tissue.

Pre menstrual syndrome

PMS (pre menstrual syndrome) or pre-menstrual symptoms, can accompany before or during menstruation, such as:

* Feeling lazy to move, the body becomes weak, and easily tired.
* Increased appetite and likes to eat food that tastes sour.
* Emotions become unstable. Usually easy women moody, sensitive, and other negative feelings.
* Experiencing stomach cramps (dismenorrhoe).
* Head pain.
* Fainting.
* Weight loss increases because the body storing water in large numbers.
* Sore waist.

If you have PMS, we can do things like the following:

* Reduce salty foods such as fried potatoes, beans and spicy foods, to reduce excess water retention.
* Reduce the food in the form of flour, sugar, caffeine, and chocolate.
* Add food that contains calcium and high doses of vitamin C, a week before menstruation.
* Consumption of fiber and drinking water multiply.
* If the menstrual bleeding quite a lot, multiply eating foods or supplements containing iron to avoid anemia.

Some things we can do to cope with abdominal pain during menstruation, namely:

* Apply with a hot water bottle (warm) on the part that felt cramped (can be in the belly or the back of the waist).
* Warm water bath, may also use aromatherapy to calm down.
* Drink warm beverages that contain high calcium.
* Brushing, rubbing your stomach or a sore hip.
* Take a position so that the uterus depends down. This can help relaxation.
* Take a deep breath slowly for relaxation.
* The drugs used should be based on doctor’s supervision. Can drink analgesic (pain relief) that many are sold in drug stores, provided the dose is not more than 3 times a day.

Other menstrual disorders, namely Amenorrhoe or not getting your period at all. There are several things that can be the cause, namely:

* Called by imperforata Hymen, the hymen is not perforated so that the menstrual blood to exit blocked. Usually these things in mind when the woman’s time period but have not got it. He complained abdominal pain each month. It can be overcome with the operation to pierce her hymen.
* Menstruation anovulatoire, the stimulation of hormones that are not sufficient to form the uterine lining does not occur until menstruation or only slightly. Lack of stimulation of these hormones causes the endometrium is not formed, and this situation has led to women not because of the fertile eggs are not formed. The treatment is hormone therapy.
* Amenorrhoea secondary, usually the patient has never before menses. This is caused by various conditions such as hypotension, anemia, infection, or weakness in general body condition. In addition, can also be caused by psychological stress. If these conditions occur, you should immediately consult a doctor.