title: Amenorrhea in an ovulatory woman despite a normal uterine cavity: case report.
abstract: A 35-year-old nulliparous woman came to us for treatment of amenorrhea. Evaluation demonstrated normal ovulation with appropriate results of sequential endometrial biopsies during the luteal phase. The only abnormality found was an elevated serum level of follicle-stimulating hormone in the early follicular phase, and it is hypothesized that this somehow leads to atrophy of the endometrium without shedding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Check
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Shanis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010060:Ovulation; D014599:Uterus / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone