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Health Encyclopedia: Menstrual Disorders Risk Factors
- Menstrual Disorders - Risk Factors
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Risk Factors
Age plays a key role in menstrual disorders. Girlswho start menstruating at age 11 or younger are at higher risk for severe pain, longer periods, and longer menstrual cycles. Between 20 - 90% of teenage girls report menstrual pain and about 15% report that it is severe. Adolescents may experience amenorrhea before their ovulating cycles become regular.
Women who are approaching menopause (perimenopause) may also skip periods. Occasional episodes of heavy bleeding are also common as wo...
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Expert & Community Posts
My Period is Late! Reasons other than Pregnancy for a Delayed Period
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Herpes and Your Menstrual Cycle
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert...medical problems that can cause missed or altered menstrual cycles. Your doctor can determine if... Read more »
What you need to know about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
By Merely Me , Health Expert...diagnosed in the teen years when there are missed menstrual cycles. What are some of the... Read more »
Hormones and Mood - Before You Seek Out an Antidepressant or Sleep Pill, Consider Progesterone
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By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert...another fracture.If you are a female, have normal menstrual cycles, no fractures, or major risk... Read more »
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Sex & Your Body
...menstrual cycle, hormones and ovulation (release of the egg). As you'll see, it's not very complicated. What is a Menstrual Cycle? Simply put, it's the preparation a woman's body makes for... Read more »Breast Cancer Symptoms
...nipple discharge that is new or unexplainable. Lumps Lumps sometimes appear as part of the menstrual cycle. This is considered fibrocystic change and may appear a few days before your... Read more »Food Triggers and Migraine
...trigger. Common causes include: Bright light or loud noise Dehydration Hormone changes during the menstrual cycle Lack of food or sleep Nicotine Stress and anxiety Weather... Read more »Steering Clear of Migraine Triggers
...lights from a television or computer screen can contribute to migraines. 3. Hormone Fluctuations and Menstrual Cycles In many women, migraines begin immediately before or during their period.... Read more »Migraine Food Triggers
...one trigger. Common causes include: Bright light or loud noiseDehydrationHormone changes during the menstrual cycleLack of food or sleepNicotineStress and anxietyWeather changes ... Read more »
Medications
...the normal growth of the uterus lining during the menstrual cycle and signaling hormone changes... Read more »
...appetite, dry mouth, dizziness, trouble sleeping, menstrual cycle changes, or mood changes may... Read more »
...effects occur: fast/pounding heartbeat changes in menstrual cycles new/worsening vision... Read more »
...effects occur: fast/pounding heartbeat changes in menstrual cycles bone fracture Tell... Read more »
...injection site, swelling hands/feet/ankles, or changes in menstrual cycle may occur. If any of... Read more »
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