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| 4 abnormal vaginal or uterine bleeding |
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- amenorrhoea
-oligomenorrhoea
-menorrhagia
-metrorrhagia |
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| failure of menstrual cycle to begin before the age of 16, or age of 14 if secondary sex characteristics are not present |
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| menstrual cycle has ceased and has already been established |
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| long intervals between menses (>35 days) |
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in anovolatry cycles, corpus luteum does not form. Therfore no progestorone is formed. Progesterone is needed or excess oestrogen may build up in the endometrium
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| health risk of unopposed oestrogen |
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| excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding (>7days or >80 mL or both) |
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-anovoluntary uterine bleeding, unopposed oestrogen builds up the endometrium
-uterine fibroids |
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| irregular bleeding, or bleeding between menses |
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| abdominal pain or discomfort associated with mentrual flow |
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Term
| two types of dysmenorrhea |
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first degree: no pathology exist
second degree: pelvic diesase is the underlying cause |
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