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Menstrual problem

MedGen UID:
7541
•Concept ID:
C0025345
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Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Disorder, Menstruation; Disorders, Menstruation; Disturbance, Menstruation; Disturbances, Menstruation; Menstruation Disorder; Menstruation Disorders; Menstruation Disturbance; Menstruation Disturbances
SNOMED CT: Disorder of menstruation (386804004); Problem of menstruation (289896006); Menstrual disorder (386804004); Period disorder (386804004); Abnormal menstruation (386804004); Menstrual problem (289896006); Period problem (289896006)

Definition

A category of conditions related to menses. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Menstrual Dysfunction and Treatment Among Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease.
Leroy-Melamed M, Katz A, Shew ML
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2020 Dec;33(6):686-690. Epub 2020 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2020.08.012. PMID: 32827759Free PMC Article
Diagnostic pitfalls in the evaluation and management of amenorrhea in adolescents.
Azurah AG, Zainuddin AA, Jayasinghe Y
J Reprod Med 2013 Jul-Aug;58(7-8):324-36. PMID: 23947083
Correlates of women's preferences for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Vuorma S, Teperi J, Hurskainen R, Aalto AM, Rissanen P, Kujansuu E
Patient Educ Couns 2003 Feb;49(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/s0738-3991(02)00069-1. PMID: 12566206

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A cross-sectional study on prevalence of menstrual problems, lifestyle, mental health, and PCOS awareness among rural and urban population of Punjab, India.
Sharma P, Kaur M, Kumar S, Khetarpal P
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Sep;43(3):349-358. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2021.1965983. PMID: 34448673
Menstrual Characteristics and Related Problems in 9- to 18-Year-Old Turkish School Girls.
Yücel G, Kendirci M, Gül Ü
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018 Aug;31(4):350-355. Epub 2018 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.03.002. PMID: 29550626
Menstrual irregularities and related plasma hormone levels in multiple sclerosis patients treated with beta interferone.
Nabavi SM, Koupai SA, Nejati MR, Garshasbi E, Jalali MR
Acta Med Iran 2010 Jan-Feb;48(1):36-41. PMID: 21137667
Reproduction in women with end-stage renal disease and effect of kidney transplantation.
Ghazizadeh S, Lessan-Pezeshki M
Iran J Kidney Dis 2007 Jul;1(1):12-5. PMID: 19357437
Menstrual cycle differences between women with type 1 diabetes and women without diabetes.
Strotmeyer ES, Steenkiste AR, Foley TP Jr, Berga SL, Dorman JS
Diabetes Care 2003 Apr;26(4):1016-21. doi: 10.2337/diacare.26.4.1016. PMID: 12663566

Diagnosis

Prescribing of cyproterone acetate/ethinylestradiol in UK general practice: a retrospective descriptive study using The Health Improvement Network.
Cea Soriano L, Asiimwe A, García Rodriguez LA
Contraception 2017 Mar;95(3):299-305. Epub 2016 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2016.10.003. PMID: 27769766
Diagnostic pitfalls in the evaluation and management of amenorrhea in adolescents.
Azurah AG, Zainuddin AA, Jayasinghe Y
J Reprod Med 2013 Jul-Aug;58(7-8):324-36. PMID: 23947083
Bleeding disorders and heavy menses in adolescents.
Grover S
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2007 Oct;19(5):415-9. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282efb6cf. PMID: 17885455
A comprehensive one-stop menstrual problem clinic for the diagnosis and management of abnormal uterine bleeding.
Baskett TF, O'Connor H, Magos AL
Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1996 Jan;103(1):76-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09518.x. PMID: 8608102
Menstruation and its disorders in adolescence.
Greydanus DE, McAnarney ER
Curr Probl Pediatr 1982 Aug;12(10):1-61. doi: 10.1016/0045-9380(82)90034-2. PMID: 6764754

Therapy

Menstrual Dysfunction and Treatment Among Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease.
Leroy-Melamed M, Katz A, Shew ML
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2020 Dec;33(6):686-690. Epub 2020 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2020.08.012. PMID: 32827759Free PMC Article
Menstrual Characteristics and Related Problems in 9- to 18-Year-Old Turkish School Girls.
Yücel G, Kendirci M, Gül Ü
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018 Aug;31(4):350-355. Epub 2018 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.03.002. PMID: 29550626
Prevalence of Menstrual Problems among Adolescent School Girls in Rural Tamil Nadu.
Ravi R, Shah P, Palani G, Edward S, Sathiyasekaran BW
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Dec;29(6):571-576. Epub 2015 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2015.10.016. PMID: 26537316
Bleeding disorders and heavy menses in adolescents.
Grover S
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2007 Oct;19(5):415-9. doi: 10.1097/GCO.0b013e3282efb6cf. PMID: 17885455
Menstruation and its disorders in adolescence.
Greydanus DE, McAnarney ER
Curr Probl Pediatr 1982 Aug;12(10):1-61. doi: 10.1016/0045-9380(82)90034-2. PMID: 6764754

Prognosis

A cross-sectional study on prevalence of menstrual problems, lifestyle, mental health, and PCOS awareness among rural and urban population of Punjab, India.
Sharma P, Kaur M, Kumar S, Khetarpal P
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Sep;43(3):349-358. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2021.1965983. PMID: 34448673
Correlates of women's preferences for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Vuorma S, Teperi J, Hurskainen R, Aalto AM, Rissanen P, Kujansuu E
Patient Educ Couns 2003 Feb;49(2):125-32. doi: 10.1016/s0738-3991(02)00069-1. PMID: 12566206
Problems during and after pregnancy of former biliary atresia patients treated successfully by the Kasai procedure.
Shimaoka S, Ohi R, Saeki M, Miyano T, Tanaka K, Shiraki K, Nio M; Japanese Biliary Atresia Society
J Pediatr Surg 2001 Feb;36(2):349-51. doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.20713. PMID: 11172432
Preferences regarding treatments for period problems: relationship to menstrual and demographic factors.
Warner P
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 1994 Jun;15(2):93-110. doi: 10.3109/01674829409025634. PMID: 7921011
The dilemma of mild hyperprolactinaemia.
Pepperell RJ, Martinez C, Dickinson A
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1984 May;24(2):117-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1984.tb01470.x. PMID: 6594127

Clinical prediction guides

Quality of life of adolescents with menstrual problems in Klang Valley, Malaysia: a school population-based cross-sectional study.
Mariappen U, Chew KT, Zainuddin AA, Mahdy ZA, Abdul Ghani NA, Grover S
BMJ Open 2022 Jan 4;12(1):e051896. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051896. PMID: 34983763Free PMC Article
A cross-sectional study on prevalence of menstrual problems, lifestyle, mental health, and PCOS awareness among rural and urban population of Punjab, India.
Sharma P, Kaur M, Kumar S, Khetarpal P
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Sep;43(3):349-358. Epub 2021 Aug 27 doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2021.1965983. PMID: 34448673
Menstrual Characteristics and Related Problems in 9- to 18-Year-Old Turkish School Girls.
Yücel G, Kendirci M, Gül Ü
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2018 Aug;31(4):350-355. Epub 2018 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.03.002. PMID: 29550626
Menstrual pattern among adolescent girls of Pokhara Valley: a cross sectional study.
Sharma S, Deuja S, Saha CG
BMC Womens Health 2016 Dec 9;16(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12905-016-0354-y. PMID: 27938370Free PMC Article
Prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhea: a problem related to menstruation, among first and second year female medical students.
Singh A, Kiran D, Singh H, Nel B, Singh P, Tiwari P
Indian J Physiol Pharmacol 2008 Oct-Dec;52(4):389-97. PMID: 19585756

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