Amenorrhoea

Introduction Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that affects about 0.5 to 1 percent of women in the United States today. ("Anorexia Nervosa | National Eating Disorders Association") While, that may not seem like a lot of people are suffering from Anorexia nervosa it has received a significant amount of attention due to the consequences of developing this disorder. For example, it is reported that five to twenty percent of people who have Anorexia Nervosa will eventually succumb to their

Anorexia Nervosa, a type of eating disorder, is occurring to many individuals in today’s time. To be diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa a person must meet the following criteria: going more than eight waking hours without eating, skipping meals, limiting the amount of calories being taken in, and eating as little as possible when meals are consumed (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Behaviors can be expressed to certain degrees and can ultimately be learned and acquired by other individuals.

Anorexia nervosa, a medical condition defined by an abnormal or pronounced lack of appetite, has become a household recognized condition due to its prevalence and impact. Anorexia nervosa is a major eating disorder that disrupts everyday life, resulting in extreme thinness, hormonal imbalances, behavioral signs, and health issues that can lead to death. While the disease strikes across all gender, races, and classes, the victims affected are typically young, healthy, and attractive women of successful

be variation in menstrual cycle (usually more than 7 days different from normal), skipped cycle 2 times or more, at least 60 days of amenorrhoea and there will also increase in the FSH level. 2. Perimenopause Perimenopause starts at the time of the menopausal transition and ends 12 months after last menstrual period. 3. Menopause It starts 12 months of amenorrhoea after final menses. 4. Postmenopause

On Thursday, the 4th of December 2014 at 0730hrs, a call was received of a forty one (41) year old female whose chief complaint was abdominal pain with nil other symptoms. The call was assigned Code Two, and the crew was dispatched to the private residence the call originated from. On arrival, the patient was found in the main bedroom laying supine, guarding the lower abdominal area and as the crew entered the room, the patient curled up onto her side. The patient stated eight out of ten (8/10) pain

The Benefits of Triphasic Contraceptives A review of the benefits of triphasic combined oral contraceptives when compared to today’s low-dose monophasic alternatives. Introduction: Since their introduction in 1961, oestrogen-progestogen combined oral contraceptive (COC) pills have provided women with an effective and effortless means of contraception for 50 years [1]. Taken by 17% of all women of reproductive age, they are amongst the most widely prescribed drugs in the U.K. today[2]. Hitherto

Bipolar disorder is a deep rooted sickness. Scenes of lunacy and depression in the long run can happen again in the event that you don 't get treatment. Numerous individuals infrequently keep on having manifestations, even in the wake of getting treatment for their bipolar issue. Some types of bipolar issue are: Bipolar I disorder involves periods of severe mood episodes from mania to depression. Bipolar II issue is a milder type of state of mind height, including milder scenes of hypomania that

How does PCOS cause diabetes? Before we decide that PCO causes diabetes or not it is important to understand the normal physiology. Usually a single egg starts forming in one of the ovaries, grows to the size of 18-22 mm in a span of 14 days (beginning from D1 of periods). Usually on D14 it comes out of its shell reaches the tube, waits there for its male counterpart ‘sperm’ for 24 hours. If it meets its male counterpart it results in pregnancy, if it doesn’t then after 14 days, the nest or the endometrium

brief, it is clear that leptin-deficient patients have hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and that with treatment the mammals (mice and men) achieve fecundity. This is further backed up by a study(23) conducted in women who suffered from hypothalamic amenorrhoea. That means they have no periods because of insufficient GnRH production. The levels of leptin in these patients were discovered to be abnormally low. After being given recombinant leptin mean LH concentrations and LH pulse frequency was significantly

Infertility is the incapability or failure conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse or due to an impairment a person’s capacity to reproduce either as an individual or with his/her partner. While infertility can cause issues in men and women, women are more susceptible to having issues conceiving naturally. 1 in 8 women (or 12% of married couples) have trouble getting pregnant or sustaining a pregnancy (2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth, CDC). There is a process in which