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Amenorrea de tipo secundario; Amenorrea secundaria (ausencia del período); Ausencia de la menstruación (secundaria); Ausencia de períodos (secundaria)
Otros síntomas que pueden ocurrir con la amenorrea secundaria pueden ser:
Si la amenorrea es causada por un tumor hipofisario, es posible que se presenten otros síntomas relacionados con el tumor, como la pérdida de la visión.
Se deben hacer un examen pélvico y un examen físico para descartar un embarazo. Igualmente, se hace una prueba de embarazo.
Se pueden hacer exámenes de sangre para verificar los niveles hormonales, incluyendo:
Otros exámenes que se pueden llevar a cabo abarcan:
Lobo RA. Abnormal uterine bleeding: Ovulatory and anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding, management of acute and chronic excessive bleeding. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 37.
Master-Hunter T, Heiman DL. Amenorrhea: evaluation and treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73(8):1374-1382.
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