Primary Amenorrhea Flashcards
Primary amenorrhea is diagnosed when ___
- Absence of menses by age 15 years old
- No menstruation within 5 years of breast development, if occuring by age 10
- No breast development occuring by age 13
[Sequence of prepubertal changes]
Breast development should happen at age
10-11
[Sequence of prepubertal changes]
appearance of pubic and axillary hairs
10.5 to 11.5
[Sequence of prepubertal changes]
maximal growth velocity
11-12 years old
[Sequence of prepubertal changes]
menarche
11.5 to 13 years old
What is the first sign of puberty
breast budding
What is the last sign of puberty
menarche
What is the most relevant factor for onset of puberty and menstruation?
Ratio of fat to lean BW and tbw
What hormone produced by adipocytes that directly affects LH pulsatility and restore menstrual cycle
Leptin
[Stage of breast growth]
breast budding
B2
[Stage of breast growth]
breast enlargement without separation of breast contours
B3
[Stage of breast growth]
secondary mound
B4
[Stage of pubic hair growth]
labial hair present
PH2
[Stage of pubic hair growth]
labial hair spreads over mons pubis
PH3
[Stage of pubic hair growth]
slight lateral spread
PH4
Delayed menarche is defined as ______
delayed up to 15 years old, if involved in strenuous exercise before menarche
[Diagnose: Primary amenorrhea]
No breast development, uterus well developed
- Hypothalamic failure - insufficient GnRH
- Pituitary failure - pituitary adenoma
- gonadal failure (Turners)
ovaries never secreted estradiol
[Diagnose: Primary amenorrhea]
breast well developed
no uterus
- Androgen resistance
2. Uterovaginal agenesis
[Diagnose: Primary amenorrhea]
breast and uterus not present
- 17,20 desmolase deficiency
- Agonadism
- 17a-OHase deficiency with 46XY
[Diagnose: Primary amenorrhea]
beast and uterus present, no menarch
- Secondary ammenorrha