Primary amenorrhea. Varied etiology.
Investigation of primary amenorrhea is usually initiated by the age of 14 years if there is delayed puberty absent secondary sexual characteristics and absent menses, or no menstruation within 4 years of the onset of adrenarche and thelarche. We established diagnosis in our 3 cases on the basis of chromosomal analysis, hormonal analysis, diagnostic laparoscopy, and histopathological examination of the samples biopsied. We identified 3 varied etiologies.
Bhat
Sangeeta M
SM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nizwa Hospital, PO Box 1222, Postal Code 611, Al-Dakhliya Region, Sultanate of Oman. sangeeta_1965@hotmail.com
Hamdi
Ilham M
IM
D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D042341:Gonadal Hormones / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
D042341:Gonadal Hormones