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AuthorsCorrineKWelt,MDRobertLBarbieri,MD
SectionEditorsPeterJSnyder,MDWilliamFCrowley,Jr,MDMitchellGeffner,MD
DeputyEditorKathrynAMartin,MD
Etiology,diagnosis,andtreatmentofprimaryamenorrhea
Alltopicsareupdatedasnewevidencebecomesavailableandourpeerreviewprocessiscomplete.Literaturereviewcurrentthrough:Mar2015.|Thistopiclastupdated:Mar11,2014.
INTRODUCTIONAmenorrhea(absenceofmenses)canbeatransient,intermittent,orpermanentconditionresultingfromdysfunctionofthehypothalamus,pituitary,ovaries,uterus,orvagina(table1andtable2).Itisoftenclassifiedaseitherprimary(absenceofmenarchebyage15years)orsecondary(absenceofmensesformorethanthreecycleintervalsorsixmonthsinwomenwhowerepreviouslymenstruating).Themenstrualcycleissusceptibletooutsideinfluencesthus,missingasinglemenstrualperiodisrarelyimportant.Incontrast,prolongedamenorrheamightbetheearliestsignofadeclineingeneralhealthorsignalanunderlyingcondition,suchasapituitarytumor.
Thecausesanddiagnosisofprimaryamenorrhea,aswellasabriefsummaryoftreatmentoptions,arereviewedhere.Theetiology,diagnosis,andtreatmentofsecondaryamenorrheaarediscussedseparately.(See"Etiology,diagnosis,andtreatmentofsecondaryamenorrhea".)
DEFINITIONPrimaryamenorrheaisdefinedastheabsenceofmensesatage15yearsinthepresenceofnormalgrowthandsecondarysexualcharacteristics.Duetothisseculartrendofanearlieronsetofmenarche,someauthoritiesrecommendevaluatingagirlforprimaryamenorrheaifhermenseshavenotoccurredbyage15years[1].Atage13years,ifnomenseshaveoccurredandthereisanabsenceofsecondarysexualcharacteristics,suchasbreastdevelopment,evaluationforprimaryamenorrheashouldbebegun.Inaddition,atage12or13years,ifcyclicpelvicpainispresent,obstructedmllerianoutflowtrack,acauseofbothprimaryamenorrheaandpelvicpain,shouldbeconsideredinthedifferentialdiagnosis.
ETIOLOGYPrimaryamenorrheaisusuallytheresultofageneticoranatomicabnormality.However,allcausesofsecondaryamenorrheacanalsopresentasprimaryamenorrhea.Inalargecaseseriesofprimaryamenorrhea,themostcommonetiologieswere[2]:
Theetiologyintheremaining5percentofcasesincludesacombinationofdisorders,suchasandrogeninsensitivityduetomutationsintheandrogenreceptor,congenitaladrenalhyperplasia,andpolycysticovarysyndrome(seeappropriatetopicreviews).
Alogicalapproachtothewomanwitheitherprimaryorsecondaryamenorrheaistoconsiderdisordersbaseduponthelevelofcontrolofthemenstrualcycle:hypothalamusandpituitary,ovary,anduterusandvagina.Inaddition,steroidreceptorabnormalitiesanddeficienciesinenzymesofsteroidogenesiscauseprimaryamenorrheaattheleveloftheovaryandtheadrenalgland.
HypothalamicandpituitarydiseaseAcommoncauseofprimaryamenorrheaisfunctionalhypothalamicamenorrhea.Lesscommonly,tumorsandinfiltrativelesionsofthehypothalamusorpituitarycanresultin
Chromosomalabnormalitiescausinggonadaldysgenesis(ovarianinsufficiencyduetotheprematuredepletionofalloocytesandfollicles)50percent
Hypothalamichypogonadismincludingfunctionalhypothalamicamenorrhea20percentAbsenceoftheuterus,cervixand/orvagina,mllerianagenesis15percentTransversevaginalseptumorimperforatehymen5percentPituitarydisease5percent
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amenorrhea,usuallyinassociationwithhyperprolactinemia(table1).
FunctionalhypothalamicamenorrheaFunctionalhypothalamicamenorrheaisadisorderthat,bydefinition,excludespathologicdisease.Itischaracterizedbyabnormalhypothalamicgonadotropinreleasinghormone(GnRH)secretion,leadingtodecreasedgonadotropinpulsations,lowornormalserumluteinizinghormone(LH)concentrations,absentLHsurges,absenceofnormalfolliculardevelopment,anovulation,andlowserumconcentrationsofestradiol[3].Serumfolliclestimulatinghormone(FSH)concentrationsareofteninthenormalrange,withahighFSHtoLHratiosimilartothepatterninprepubertalgirls.
Multiplefactorsmaycontributetothepathogenesisoffunctionalhypothalamicamenorrhea,includingeatingdisorders(suchasanorexianervosa),exercise,andstress.Thetermhypothalamicamenorrheaisoftenusedinterchangeablywithfunctionalhypothalamicamenorrhea.Thetopicoffunctionalhypothalamicamenorrheaisdiscussedindetailelsewhere.(See"Etiology,diagnosis,andtreatmentofsecondaryamenorrhea",sectionon'Functionalhypothalamicamenorrhea'and"Amenorrheaandinfertilityassociatedwithexercise"and"Eatingdisorders:Overviewofepidemiology,diagnosis,andcourseofillness".)
CongenitalGnRHdeficiencyAlthoughrare,primaryamenorrheacanbeduetocompletecongenitalGnRHdeficiency.Thissyndromeiscalledidiopathichypogonadotropichypogonadismor,ifitisassociatedwithanosmia,Kallmann'ssyndrome[4].ThesewomentypicallyhaveapulsatileandprepubertallowserumgonadotropinconcentrationsduetotheabsenceofhypothalamicGnRH.CongenitalGnRHdeficiencycanbeinheritedasanautosomaldominant,autosomalrecessive,orXlinkedcondition.However,overtwothirdsofcasesaresporadic.(See"Congenitalgonadotropinreleasinghormonedeficiency(idiopathichypogonadotropichypogonadism)".)
ConstitutionaldelayofpubertyAlthoughconstitutionaldelayofpubertyiscommoninboyswithafamilyhistoryofdelayedpuberty,itisanuncommoncauseofdelayedpubertyorprimaryamenorrheaingirls.Constitutionaldelayischaracterizedbybothdelayedadrenarcheandgonadarche,andisoftendifficulttodistinguishclinicallyfromcongenitalGnRHdeficiency.Patientswithconstitutionaldelaygoontohavecompletelynormalpubertaldevelopment,albeitatalaterage.(See"Diagnosisandtreatmentofdelayedpuberty".)
HyperprolactinemiaHyperprolactinemiaisararecauseofprimaryamenorrheaandanovulation.Thepresentationissimilartohypothalamicamenorrheaexceptfortheadditionalfindingofgalactorrheainmanywomenwithhyperprolactinemia.Prolactinsecretingpituitaryadenomasandcranialtumorscausepituitarystalkcompression.(See"Clinicalmanifestationsandevaluationofhyperprolactinemia".)
Inmostlaboratories,aserumprolactinconcentrationabove15to20ng/mL(15to20mcg/L)isconsideredabnormalinwomenofreproductiveage.Stress,sleep,exercise,intercourse,andmealscanraiseserumprolactinconcentrationstransiently.Thus,werecommendthathighserumprolactinconcentrationsberecordedatleasttwicebeforeamagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)isordered.
OtherManyinfiltrativediseasesandtumorsofthehypothalamusandpituitarycanresultindiminishedGnRHreleaseorgonadotropedestructionandamenorrheatheseincludecraniopharyngioma,germinoma,andLangerhanscellhistiocytosis.Themainindicationsformagneticresonanceimagingareprimaryhypogonadotropichypogonadism,visualfielddefects,headaches,otherevidenceofhypothalamicorpituitarydysfunction,orsuggestiveotherdiseases(suchassarcoidosis).Ironstudiestoruleouthemochromatosisshouldbeperformedifthereisanappropriatefamilyhistoryorifthewomanhasothersuggestivemanifestationssuchasbronzedskin,diabetesmellitus,orotherwiseunexplainedheartorliverdisease.(See"Approachtothepatientwithsuspectedironoverload".)
OvarianetiologiesThemostcommoncauseofprimaryamenorrheaisgonadaldysgenesiscausedbychromosomalabnormalitiesthatresultinprematuredepletionofallovarianoocytesandfollicles.Alesscommonovarianetiologyofprimaryamenorrheaisthepolycysticovarysyndrome.
GonadaldysgenesisInyoungwomenwithprimaryamenorrhea,thesinglemostcommoncauseisprimaryovarianinsufficiencyduetogonadaldysgenesis.ThesewomenhavesignificantlyelevatedFSHlevelsduetothe
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absenceofovarianoocytesandfollicles,leadingtoareductioninnegativefeedbackonFSHfromestradiolandinhibinsAandB.ThelargestnumberofpatientswithprimaryamenorrheaandovarianinsufficiencyhaveTurner'ssyndrome(45,X)followedby46,XXgonadaldysgenesisand,rarely,46,XYgonadaldysgenesis.
TurnersyndromeWomenwithTurnersyndromeareusuallymissingallofoneXchromosome(45,Xgonadaldysgenesis)[5].Amenorrheaoccursbecausetheoocytesandfolliclesundergoapoptosisandtheovariesarereplacedwithfibroustissueandcannotproduceestrogenwithoutfollicles.Incontrast,theexternalfemalegenitalia,uterus,andfallopiantubesdevelopnormallyuntilpubertywhenestrogeninducedmaturationfailstooccur.Spontaneouspubertyandmenstruationoccursmorecommonlyinwomenwithamosaickaryotype(45,X/46,XX),butcanoccurinwomenwitha45,Xkaryotype,althoughspontaneouspregnancyisunlikelywitha45,Xkaryotype[6,7].(See"ClinicalmanifestationsanddiagnosisofTurnersyndrome(gonadaldysgenesis)".)
Estrogenandcyclicprogesteronereplacementatpubertywillresultinnormalpubertaldevelopment:pubicandaxillaryhair,breastgrowth,cyclicvaginalbleeding,andgrowthandmaturationoftheuterusandexternalgenitalia.Postmenopausalhormonetherapymaybeprecededbygrowthhormonetherapytogainmaximalheight.Pregnancyispossiblewithoocytedonation.(See"ManagementofTurnersyndrome(gonadaldysgenesis)".)
PartialdeletionsandstructuralrearrangementsoftheXchromosomecanalsoresultinprimaryorsecondaryamenorrheaandtheTurnerphenotype[8].Inaddition,somecasesofgonadaldysgenesisresultfromautosomalrecessiveinheritance(46,XXgonadaldysgenesis)thefewcasesthathavebeendescribedlackthesomaticfeaturesofTurnersyndrome[9].(See"Congenitalcytogeneticabnormalities".)
PolycysticovarysyndromeThemenstrualdisturbancesinwomenwiththepolycysticovarysyndrome(PCOS)classicallyhaveaperipubertalonset.Whilesomewomenmaypresentwithprimaryamenorrhea,typicallythosewhohavehigherandrogenlevelsandaremoreoverweight[10],mosthaveanormalorslightlydelayedmenarchefollowedbyirregularcyclesorsecondaryamenorrhea.Thediagnosiscanbemadeinagirlwithclinicalandbiochemicalevidenceofhyperandrogenisminthepresenceofadvancedpubertaldevelopment(ie,Tannerstage4breastdevelopment)andintheabsenceofotherdisorderscausingamenorrheaandhyperandrogenism[11].ThediagnosisofPCOSisreviewedindetailseparately.(See"Definition,clinicalfeaturesanddifferentialdiagnosisofpolycysticovarysyndromeinadolescents"and"Diagnosisofpolycysticovarysyndromeinadults".)
OtherOthercausesofovarianinsufficiencysuchasautoimmuneoophoritis,chemotherapyorradiationinducedovarianinsufficiencyandFMR1premutationcarriersgenerallypresentassecondaryamenorrhea.(See"Clinicalfeaturesanddiagnosisofautoimmuneprimaryovarianinsufficiency(prematureovarianfailure)"and"Ovarianfailureduetoanticancerdrugsandradiation".)
CongenitalanatomiclesionsoftheuterusandvaginaCongenitalabnormalitiesofthefemalereproductiveorgansaccountforapproximately20percentofcasesofprimaryamenorrhea.Mensescannotoccurwithoutanintactuterus,endometrium,cervix,cervicalos,andvaginalconduit.Pelvicorlowerabdominalpainisacommonpresentingsymptomingirlswithprimaryamenorrheaandanobstructedreproductivetract.Congenitalanomaliesoftheuterusandvaginawillbereviewedbrieflyinthissectionandingreaterdetailelsewhere.(See"Clinicalmanifestationsanddiagnosisofcongenitalanomaliesoftheuterus"and"Diagnosisandmanagementofcongenitalanomaliesofthevagina".)
ImperforatehymenAnimperforatehymenisthesimplestdefectthatresultsinprimaryamenorrhea.Itmaybeassociatedwithcyclicpelvicpainandaperirectalmassfromsequestrationofbloodinthevagina(hematocolpos).Similarfindingscanbeseenwithdefectsinperinealdevelopment,whichcanresultinabsenceofthedistalthirdofthevaginaandthereforeabsenceofanoutflowtract.Bothoftheseconditionsarediagnosedbyphysicalexamination.Animperforatehymeniseasilycorrectedwithsurgery.(See"Diagnosisandmanagementofcongenitalanomaliesofthevagina".)
TransversevaginalseptumOneormoretransversevaginalseptaecanoccuratanylevelbetweenthehymenalringandthecervix.Aftermenarche,themajorsymptomsaresimilartothoseassociatedwithanimperforatehymen.(See"Diagnosisandmanagementofcongenitalanomaliesofthevagina".)
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VaginalagenesisVaginalagenesis,alsoknownasmllerianagenesisorMayerRokitanskyKsterHauser(MRKH)syndrome,referstocongenitalabsenceofthevaginawithvariableuterinedevelopment.Thedefectresultsfromagenesisorhypoplasiaofthemllerianductsystem.HeterozygousmutationsinWNT4accountforasmallsubsetofthesecases[12].Vaginalagenesisisusuallyaccompaniedbycervicalanduterineagenesishowever,7to10percentofwomenhaveanormalbutobstructedorrudimentaryuteruswithfunctionalendometrium(figure1andfigure2).Themostcommonlycitedincidenceforvaginalagenesisis1in5000(range:1per4000to10,000females).
Differentialdiagnosisofvaginalagenesisincludesandrogeninsensitivity,lowlyingtransversevaginalseptum,agenesisoftheuterusandvagina,imperforatehymen,andmaturityonsetdiabetesoftheyoung(MODY)causedbyHNF1mutations[13].Vaginalagenesiscanbedifferentiatedfromandrogeninsensitivitybaseduponanormalfemalerangeserumtotaltestosteroneinvaginalagenesisandamalerangeserumtestosteroneinandrogeninsensitivity.Imagingstudies(ultrasoundand/orMRI)helptoclarifythenatureofthevaginalagenesisandtodifferentiateitfromlowlyingtransversevaginalseptum,agenesisoftheuterusandvagina,andimperforatehymen.
Theclinicalmanifestations,evaluation,andmanagementofvaginalagenesisarereviewedindetailelsewhere.(See"Diagnosisandmanagementofcongenitalanomaliesofthevagina".)
RECEPTORABNORMALITIESANDENZYMEDEFICIENCIES
CompleteandrogeninsensitivitysyndromeThecompleteandrogeninsensitivitysyndromeisanXlinkedrecessivedisorderinwhich46,XYsubjectsappearasnormalwomen.Thesepatientsareresistanttotestosteroneduetoadefectintheandrogenreceptorand,therefore,failtodevelopallofthemalesexualcharacteristicsthataredependentupontestosterone[14](see"Diagnosisandtreatmentofdisordersoftheandrogenreceptor").Theexternalgenitaliaaretypicallyfemaleinappearance,buttestesmaybepalpableinthelabiaoringuinalarea.Thetestesmakemllerianinhibitingsubstance,whichisfunctionalandcausesregressionofallmllerianstructures:thefallopiantubes,uterus,andupperthirdofthevagina.Atpuberty,breastdevelopmentoccurs,buttheareolaearepaleandpubicandaxillaryhairissparse.Carrierfemales(46,XX)developnormalinternalandexternalgenitalia.
Thediagnosisofthisdisorderisbasedupontheabsenceoftheuppervagina,uterus,andfallopiantubesonphysicalexaminationandpelvicultrasonography,highserumtestosteroneconcentrations(intherangefornormalmen),andamale(46,XY)karyotype.Thetestesshouldbesurgicallyexcisedafterpubertybecauseoftheincreasedrisk(2to5percent)ofdevelopingtesticularcancerafterage25years[15].(See"Diagnosisandtreatmentofdisordersoftheandrogenreceptor".)
5alphareductasedeficiency5alphareductasedeficiencyisanothercongenitaldefectthatcanresultinprimaryamenorrheaina46,XYsubject.Atbirth,theseneonatesmayappearfemaleorhaveambiguousgenitalia.Atpuberty,thedisorderismorerecognizablebecauseoftheonsetofvirilizationduetothenormalperipubertalincreaseintestosteronesecretioninmales.However,thesesubjectscannotconverttestosterone(via5alphareductase)toitsevenmorepotentmetabolitedihydrotestosterone(DHT).Asaresult,theyfailtoundergoDHTdependentmasculinization,leadingtolackofenlargementofthemaleexternalgenitaliaandprostate.Bycomparison,testosteronedependentprocessesareintact,includingmalepatternhairgrowth,musclemass,andvoicedeepening.(See"Steroid5alphareductase2deficiency"and"Evaluationoftheinfantwithambiguousgenitalia".)
VanishingtestessyndromeThevanishingtestessyndromeoccursin46,XYsubjectswhoappeartobenormalfemales.Thegonadsapparentlyfailtodevelopinthisdisorder,resultinginavariablephenotypedependinguponwhenthefailureoccurred.Earlyfailurepriortotesticulardevelopment(beforeabouteightweeksofgestation)isassociatedwithstreaklikeinactivegonadsthatneverproducetestosterone,estrogen,ormllerianinhibitingsubstance.Theneteffectisfeminizationofboththeinternalandexternalgenitaliaandgonadalfailure.
Alateronsetoftesticularfailureresultsinvariableabnormalities.Asanexample,althoughnormalmalegenitalia
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maybeapparentatbirth,pubertalchangesdonotoccurduetogonadalfailure.
Thediagnosisofthevanishingtestessyndromeismadefromthefindingsofgonadalfailure,lackofprogressionthroughpuberty,andhighserumfolliclestimulatinghormone(FSH)andluteinizinghormone(LH)concentrationsinthepresenceofamalekaryotype.Thereisahighrisk(30percent)ofdevelopingagonadaltumor(gonadoblastomaordysgerminoma)sothatearlyextirpationoftesticularremnantsisrecommended[15].(See"Evaluationoftheinfantwithambiguousgenitalia".)
AbsenttestisdeterminingfactorAsimilarphenotypicappearancetoearlyonsetvanishingtestessyndromecanoccurinsubjectswithdeletionormutationinthetestisdeterminingfactorgenelocatedontheYchromosomethisdisorderiscalledtheUllrichTurnersyndrome[16].These46,XYsubjectsdonotdeveloptestesandthereforedonotproducetestosteroneormllerianinhibitingsubstance,resultinginfeminizationoftheexternalandinternalgenitaliainassociationwithprimarygonadalfailure.ThediagnosisismadebydemonstratingtheabnormalityoftheshortarmoftheYchromosomebyYDNAhybridizationstudies.
17alphahydroxylase(CYP17)deficiencyThisraredisorder,whichcanoccurin46,XXor46,XYsubjects,ischaracterizedbydeficiencyoftheproductoftheCYP17gene,whichisanenzymethathasboth17hydroxylaseand17,20lyase(desmolase,orsidechaincleavage)activities(figure3).Asaresult,thereisdecreasedcortisolsynthesisbutoverproductionofcorticotropinhormone(ACTH),corticosterone,anddeoxycorticosterone.Adrenalandgonadalsexsteroidsarenotproducedsothataffectedsubjectstypicallypresentasphenotypicfemaleswithhypertension(duetomineralocorticoidexcess),lackofpubertaldevelopment,andeitherfemale(if46,XX)orincompletelydeveloped(if46,XY)externalgenitalia.Thistopicisdiscussedindetailelsewhere.(See"Uncommoncausesofcongenitaladrenalhyperplasia"and"Evaluationoftheinfantwithambiguousgenitalia".)
P450oxidoreductasemutationsTheP450oxidoreductase(POR)donateselectronstocytochromeP450enzymes,including17alphahydroxylase/17,20lyase.RecessivemutationsresultinAntleyBixlersyndrome,adisorderofabnormalsteroidogenesis,genitalanomaliesincludingambiguousgenitaliainmalesandfemales,cranialsynostosis,radioulnarandradiohumeralsynostosis,andotherskeletalanomalies[17].However,thespectrumofPORmutationshasexpandedandincludeswomenwithprimaryamenorrheaandinfertility.WomenmightpresentwithapatternofatypicalcongenitaladrenalhyperplasiauponACTHstimulation,includinglowcortisolandandrostenedionelevelsandelevated17OHprogesteroneandprogesteronelevels,inthesettingofanelevatedACTH.Womenmayalsopresentwithamenorrheainthesettingofmultiplelargeovariancystsbutlowestradiollevels.
EstrogenresistanceAmutationinthegeneencodingestrogenreceptoralpha(ESR1),whichhadpreviouslybeendescribedonlyinamale,hasnowbeenidentifiedinan18yearoldgirlwithprimaryamenorrheaandprofoundestrogenresistance.Shepresentedwithveryhighserumestradiolconcentrations(3500pg/mL[12,849pmol/L]),inappropriatelyelevatedserumgonadotropins(LH9.6mIU/mL,FSH6.7mIU/mL),enlargedmulticysticovaries,andnoevidenceofendometrialthickening[18].Inspiteofthehyperestrogenemia,shehadnormalserumconcentrationsofsexhormonebindingconcentration(SHBG),cortisolbindingglobulin(CBG),thyroxinebindingglobulin(TBG),andtriglycerides.Shealsohaddelayedboneage(13.5years),lowbonemineraldensity(Zscore2.4),andhergrowthvelocitychartsuggestedalackofanestrogeninducedadolescentgrowthspurt.DNAsequencingidentifiedahomozygousmutationinESR1thatseverelyimpairedestrogensignalingexceptwithadministrationofpharmacologicdosesofestrogen,whenminimalsignalingwasobserved.TheprevalenceofESR1mutationsinhumansisunknown,buttheyarelikelytobeveryrare.Althoughtheyhavenotbeenidentifiedclinically,milderESR1mutationscouldresultinincompleteestrogenresistanceanalogoustothepartialandrogeninsensitivitysyndromecausedbymildmutationsintheandrogenreceptorgene.(See"Pathogenesisandclinicalmanifestationsofdisordersofandrogenaction",sectionon'Partialandrogeninsensitivity(PAIS)'.)
DIAGNOSTICEVALUATION
OverviewPrimaryamenorrheaisevaluatedmostefficientlybyfocusingonthepresenceorabsenceofbreastdevelopment(amarkerofestrogenactionandthereforefunctionoftheovary),thepresenceorabsenceoftheuterus(asdeterminedbyultrasound,orinmorecomplexcasesbymagneticresonanceimaging)andthefollicle
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stimulatinghormone(FSH)level.
Aseriesofsequentialdiagnosticstepshelpwiththepreciseidentificationofacauseofprimaryamenorrhea:
Step1:HistoryAlthoughthereareseveraluniquecausesofprimaryamenorrhea,allcausesofsecondaryamenorrheacanalsocauseprimarydisease(see"Etiology,diagnosis,andtreatmentofsecondaryamenorrhea").Thus,thefollowingquestionsshouldbeaskedofawomanwithprimaryamenorrhea:
Step2:PhysicalexaminationThephysicalexaminationinawomanwithprimaryamenorrheashouldbeginwith:
IfthereisnobreastdevelopmentandtheFSHleveliselevated,theprobablediagnosisisgonadaldysgenesis,andakaryotypeshouldbeobtained.Inthisscenario,a46,XYkaryotypeisassociatedwithahighriskforthedevelopmentofgonadoblastomaanddysgerminomaandsurgicalremovalofthegonadsisnecessary.
IftheultrasoundindicatesthattheuterusisabsentandFSHisnormal,theprobablediagnosisismllerianagenesisorandrogeninsensitivitysyndrome.Inthecaseofmllerianagenesis,thecirculatingtestosteroneisinthenormalrangeforwomenandinthecaseofandrogeninsensitivity,thecirculatingtestosteroneisinthemalerange.
IftheFSHisnormal,andbothbreastdevelopmentandtheuterusarepresent,thentheworkupshouldfocusonthecommoncausesofsecondaryamenorrhea,wheretheinitialworkupincludesmeasurementofheightandweight,serumFSH,prolactinandthyroidstimulatinghormone(TSH).(See"Etiology,diagnosis,andtreatmentofsecondaryamenorrhea".)
Hasshecompletedotherstagesofpuberty,includingagrowthspurt,developmentofaxillaryandpubichair,apocrinesweatglands,andbreastdevelopment?Lackofpubertaldevelopmentsuggestsovarianorpituitaryfailureorachromosomalabnormality.
Isthereafamilyhistoryofdelayedorabsentpuberty(suggestingapossiblefamilialdisorder)?
Whatisthewoman'sheightrelativetofamilymembers?ShortstaturemayindicateTurnersyndromeorhypothalamicpituitarydisease.
Wasneonatalandchildhoodhealthnormal?Neonatalcrisissuggestscongenitaladrenalhyperplasia.Alternatively,poorhealthmaybeamanifestationofhypothalamicpituitarydisease.
Arethereanysymptomsofvirilization?Thepresenceofvirilizationsuggestspolycysticovarysyndrome,anandrogensecretingovarianoradrenaltumor,orthepresenceofYchromosomematerial.
Lately,hastherebeenstress,changeinweight,diet,orexercisehabits,orillnessthatmightresultinhypothalamicamenorrhea?
Isshetakinganydrugsthatmightcauseorbeassociatedwithamenorrhea?Themedicationmaybetakenforasystemicillnessthatitselfcancausehypothalamicamenorrhea(eg,sarcoidosis).Alternatively,drugssuchasheroinandmethadonecanalterhypothalamicgonadotropinsecretion.
Istheregalactorrhea(suggestiveofexcessprolactin)?Somedrugscauseamenorrheabyincreasingserumprolactinconcentrations,includingmetoclopramideandantipsychoticdrugs.(See"Causesofhyperprolactinemia".)
Aretheresymptomsofotherhypothalamicpituitarydisease,includingheadaches,visualfielddefects,fatigue,orpolyuriaandpolydipsia?
Anevaluationofpubertaldevelopment,includingcurrentheight,weight,andarmspan(normalarmspanforadultsiswithin5cmofheight)andanevaluationofthewoman'sgrowthchart.
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Step3:BasiclaboratorytestingThelaboratoryevaluationofawomanwithprimaryamenorrheadependsuponthefindingsonphysicalexamination,inparticular,whethermllerianstructuresarepresentorabsent.Thus,thesinglemostimportantstepintheevaluationistodeterminebyphysicalexaminationorultrasonographywhetherthereareanyanatomicabnormalitiesofthevagina,cervix,oruterus.
Ifanormalvaginaoruterusisnotobviouslypresentonphysicalexamination,pelvicultrasonographyshouldbeperformedtoconfirmthepresenceorabsenceofovaries,uterus,andcervix.Inaddition,ultrasonographycanbeusefultolookforvaginalorcervicaloutletobstructioninpatientswithcyclicpain.
UterusabsentForthosewithabsenceoftheuterus,furtherevaluationshouldincludeakaryotypeandmeasurementofserumtestosterone.Thesetestsshouldthenallowthecliniciantodistinguishbetweenabnormalmlleriandevelopment(46,XXkaryotypewithnormalfemaleserumtestosteroneconcentrations)andandrogeninsensitivitysyndrome(46,XYkaryotypeandnormalmaleserumtestosteroneconcentrations).Patientswith5alphareductasedeficiencyalsohavea46,XYkaryotypeandnormalmaleserumtestosteroneconcentrationsbut,incontrasttotheandrogeninsensitivitysyndrome,whichisassociatedwithafemalephenotype,thesepatientsundergostrikingvirilizationatthetimeofpuberty(normaldevelopmentofsecondarysexualhair,musclemass,anddeepeningofthevoice).
UteruspresentForpatientswithnormalmllerianstructuresandnoevidenceofanimperforatehymen,vaginalseptum,orcongenitalabsenceofthevagina,anendocrineevaluationshouldbeperformed.ThisincludesmeasurementofserumbetahumanchorionicgonadotropintoexcludepregnancyandofserumFSH,andperhapsotherhormones.
Anassessmentofbreastdevelopment(eg,byTannerstaging)(table3andfigure4).(See"Normalpuberty".)
Acarefulgenitalexaminationshouldbeperformedforclitoralsize,pubertalhairdevelopment,intactnessofthehymen,depthofthevagina,andpresenceofacervix,uterus,andovaries.Ifthevaginacannotbepenetratedwithafinger,rectalexaminationmayallowevaluationoftheinternalorgans.Pelvicultrasoundisalsousefultodeterminethepresenceorabsenceofmllerianstructures.
Examinationoftheskinforhirsutism,acne,striae,increasedpigmentation,andvitiligo.
EvaluationfortheclassicphysicalfeaturesofTurnersyndromesuchaslowhairline,webneck,shieldchest,andwidelyspacednipplesshouldbenoted.ThebloodpressureshouldbemeasuredinbotharmsifTurnersyndromeissuspected,becauseitisassociatedwithanincreasedincidenceofcoarctationoftheaorta.
AhighserumFSHconcentrationisindicativeofprimaryovarianinsufficiency.AkaryotypeisthenrequiredandmaydemonstratecompleteorpartialdeletionoftheXchromosome(Turnersyndrome)orthepresenceofYchromatin.ThepresenceofaYchromosome(eg,vanishingtestessyndrome,absenttestisdeterminingfactor)isassociatedwithahigherriskofgonadaltumorsandmakesgonadectomymandatory[1921].
Inaddition,evaluationforotherdiseasesassociatedwiththespecifictypeofovarianinsufficiencyshouldbeperformed.Asexamples,congenitalheartdisease,hypertension,andhearinglossarecommoninwomenwithTurnersyndrome,whileevaluationforautoimmunethyroidandadrenaldiseaseshouldbedoneinallwomenwithautoimmuneoophoritis.(See"ClinicalmanifestationsanddiagnosisofTurnersyndrome(gonadaldysgenesis)"and"Clinicalfeaturesanddiagnosisofautoimmuneprimaryovarianinsufficiency(prematureovarianfailure)".)
AlowornormalserumFSHconcentrationsuggestsfunctionalhypothalamicamenorrhea,congenitalgonadotropinreleasinghormone(GnRH)deficiency,orotherdisordersofthehypothalamicpituitaryaxis.Cranialmagneticresonance(MR)imagingisindicatedinmostcasesofhypogonadotropichypogonadismtoevaluateforhypothalamicorpituitarydisease.Werecommendcranialimaginginallwomenwithprimaryhypogonadotropichypogonadism,visualfielddefects,headaches,oranyothersignsofhypothalamic
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TREATMENTTreatmentofprimaryamenorrheaisdirectedatcorrectingtheunderlyingpathology(ifpossible),helpingthewomantoachievefertility(ifdesired),andpreventionofcomplicationsofthediseaseprocess(eg,estrogenreplacementtopreventosteoporosis).Abriefsummaryoftreatmentoptionsispresentedhere,whilethetreatmentofspecificdisordersisdiscussedindetailintheappropriatetopicreviews.
pituitarydysfunction.
SerumprolactinandthyrotropinshouldbemeasuredifFSHislowornormal,especiallyifgalactorrheaispresent.
Iftherearesignsorsymptomsofhyperandrogenism,serumtestosteroneanddehydroepiandrosteronesulfate(DHEAS)shouldbemeasuredtoassessforanandrogensecretingtumor.
Amongwomenwhoarealsohypertensive,bloodtestsshouldbedrawnforevaluationfor17alphahydroxylase(CYP17)deficiency.Thecharacteristicfindingsareelevationsinserumprogesterone(>3ng/mL[9.5nmol/L])anddeoxycorticosteroneandlowvaluesforserum17alphahydroxyprogesterone(
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growthanddevelopment.(See"Amenorrheaandinfertilityassociatedwithexercise".)
Thesameconsiderationsapplytowomenwithhypothalamicorpituitarydysfunctionthatisnotreversible(eg,congenitalGnRHdeficiency).Forwomenwhowanttobecomepregnant,eitherexogenousgonadotropinsorpulsatileGnRHcanbegiven.Inaretrospectivecomparativestudy,pulsatileGnRHproducedahigherrateofconception(96versus72percent)andalowerrateofhigherordermultiplegestations[22].(See"Congenitalgonadotropinreleasinghormonedeficiency(idiopathichypogonadotropichypogonadism)".)
Advancesinassistedreproductivetechnologiesnowmakeitpossibleformanywomenwithprimaryamenorrheatoparticipateinreproduction.Forwomenwithgonadaldysgenesis,theuseofdonoroocytesandtheirpartners'spermwithinvitrofertilization(IVF)allowthewomentocarryapregnancyintheirownuterus(see"Oocytedonationforassistedreproduction").Forwomenwithanabsentuterus,useoftheirownoocytesinIVFandtransferoftheirembryostoagestationalcarriercanallowthesewomentohavegeneticallyrelatedchildren.
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Basicstopics(see"Patientinformation:Absentorirregularperiods(TheBasics)"and"Patientinformation:Latepuberty(TheBasics)")
BeyondtheBasicstopics(see"Patientinformation:Absentorirregularperiods(BeyondtheBasics)")
Primaryamenorrheaisdefinedastheabsenceofmensesbyage15years.
Themostcommoncauseofprimaryamenorrheaischromosomalanomaliesresultingingonadaldysgenesis(50percent).(See'Etiology'above.)
Centralcausesofprimaryamenorrheaincludetumorsandinfiltrativedisordersofthehypothalamusandpituitary,alongwithcongenitalgonadotropinreleasinghormone(GnRH)deficiencyandhyperprolactinemia.However,functionalhypothalamicamenorrhea,inwhichhypothalamicGnRHpulsationisdisruptedbecauseoflowenergybalance,isbyfarthemostcommon.Togethertheseaccountforapproximately25percentofcases.(See'Hypothalamicandpituitarydisease'above.)
Polycysticovarysyndromeusuallypresentsassecondaryamenorrhea,butcansometimespresentasprimaryamenorrhea.(See'Polycysticovarysyndrome'above.)
Anatomicabnormalities,includingabsenceorabnormalitiesoftheuterus,cervix,andvaginamakeup20percentofprimaryamenorrhea.(See'Congenitalanatomiclesionsoftheuterusandvagina'above.)
Raredisordersofsteroidsynthesisandreceptorfunctionalsocauseprimaryamenorrhea.(See'Receptorabnormalitiesandenzymedeficiencies'above.)
Theevaluationofprimaryamenorrheaincludesacarefulhistoryandexamforsignsofpubertaldevelopmentandthepresenceofnormalinternalstructures,folliclestimulatinghormone(FSH)leveltodeterminewhether
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Treatmentofprimaryamenorrheaisdirectedatcorrectingtheunderlyingpathology(ifpossible),helpingthewomantoachievefertility(ifdesired),andpreventionofcomplicationsofthediseaseprocess(eg,estrogenreplacementtopreventosteoporosis).Abriefsummaryoftreatmentoptionsispresentedinthistopic,whilethetreatmentofspecificdisordersisdiscussedindetailintheappropriatetopicreviews.(See'Treatment'above.)
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Majorcausesofprimaryandsecondaryamenorrhea
Abnormality Causes
Pregnancy
Anatomicabnormalities
CongenitalabnormalityinMulleriandevelopment* Isolateddefect
Androgeninsensitivitysyndrome
5Alphareductasedeficiency
Vanishingtestessyndrome
DefectinSRYgene
Congenitaldefectofurogenitalsinusdevelopment* Agenesisoflowervagina
Imperforatehymen
Acquiredablationorscarringofendometrium Ashermansyndrome
Tuberculosis
Disordersofthehypothalamicpituitaryovarianaxis
Hypothalamicdysfunction
Pituitarydysfunction
Ovariandysfunction
Other
*Presentasprimaryamenorrheaonly.Themultiplecausesofhormonaldysfunctionarelistedonthenexttable.
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Majorcausesofamenorrheaduetoabnormalitiesinthehypothalamicpituitaryovarianaxis
Abnormality Causes
Hypothalamicdysfunction
Congenitalgonadotropinreleasinghormone(GnRH)deficiency
Functionalhypothalamicamenorrhea
Weightloss,eatingdisorders
Exercise
Stress
Severeorprolongedillness
HeterozygousmutationsFGFR1,PROKR2,KAL1
Inflammatoryorinfiltrativediseases
Braintumorseg,craniopharyngioma
Cranialirradiation
Traumaticbraininjury
OthersyndromesPraderWilli,LaurenceMoonBiedl
Pituitarydysfunction Hyperprolactinemiaincludinglactotrophadenomas
Otherpituitarytumorsacromegaly,corticotrophadenomas(Cushing'sdisease)
Othertumorsmeninigioma,germinoma,glioma
Geneticcausesofhypopituitarism
Emptysellasyndrome
Pituitaryinfarctorapoplexy
Ovariandysfunction Polycysticovarysyndrome
Prematureovarianfailure(primaryovarianinsufficiency)
Surgical
Autoimmune,genetic,ovariantoxins,idiopathic
Other Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Diabetesmellitus
Exogenousandrogenuse
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Vaginalagenesiswithrudimentaryuterinehorns
Ofnote,incasesofvaginalagenesistheuterusmaybenormalorexhibitavarietyofmalformations.
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Vaginalagenesiswithagenesisofthecervix
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Syntheticpathwaysforadrenalsteroidsynthesis
ThefirststepinadrenalsteroidsynthesisisthecombinationofacetylCoAandsqualenetoformcholesterol,whichisthenconvertedintopregnenolone.Theenclosedareacontainsthecoresteroidogenicpathwayutilizedbytheadrenalglandsandgonads.
17:17alphahydroxylase(CYP17,P450c17)17,20:17,20lyase(alsomediatedbyCYP17)3:3betahydroxysteroiddehydrogenase21:21hydroxylase(CYP21A2,P450c21)11:11betahydroxylase(CYP11B1,P450c11)18referstothetwostepprocessofaldosteronesynthase(CYP11B2,P450c11as),resultingintheadditionofanhydroxylgroupthatisthenoxidizedtoanaldehydegroupatthe18carbonposition17R:17betareductase5R:5alphareductaseDHEA:dehydroepiandrosteroneDHEAS:DHEAsulfateA:aromatase(CYP19)SK:sulfokinaseSL:sulfotransferase.
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Sexualmaturityrating(Tannerstages)ofsecondarysexualcharacteristics
BoysDevelopmentofexternalgenitaliaStage1:Prepubertal
Stage2:Enlargementofscrotumandtestesscrotalskinreddensandchangesintexture
Stage3:Enlargementofpenis(lengthatfirst)furthergrowthoftestes
Stage4:Increasedsizeofpeniswithgrowthinbreadthanddevelopmentofglanstestesandscrotumlarger,scrotalskindarker
Stage5:Adultgenitalia
GirlsBreastdevelopmentStage1:Prepubertal
Stage2:Breastbudstagewithelevationofbreastandpapillaenlargementofareola
Stage3:Furtherenlargementofbreastandareolanoseparationoftheircontour
Stage4:Areolaandpapillaformasecondarymoundabovelevelofbreast
Stage5:Maturestage:projectionofpapillaonly,relatedtorecessionofareola
BoysandgirlsPubichairStage1:Prepubertal(thepubicareamayhavevellushair,similartothatofforearms)
Stage2:Sparsegrowthoflong,slightlypigmentedhair,straightorcurled,atbaseofpenisoralonglabia
Stage3:Darker,coarserandmorecurledhair,spreadingsparselyoverjunctionofpubes
Stage4:Hairadultintype,butcoveringsmallerareathaninadultnospreadtomedialsurfaceofthighs
Stage5:Adultfemaleintypeandquantity,withhorizontalupperborder
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Tannerstagingofbreastdevelopmentingirls
Stage1:Prepubertal.Stage2:Breastbudstagewithelevationofbreastandpapillaenlargementofareola.Stage3:Furtherenlargementofbreastandareolanoseparationoftheircontour.Stage4:Areolaandpapillaformasecondarymoundabovelevelofbreast.Stage5:Maturestagewithprojectionofpapillaonly,relatedtorecessionofareola.
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