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molimina
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a variety of normal but unpleasant symptoms preceding or accompanying menstruation; associated with ovulatory cycles and resolve once menses starts(bloating, fatigue, mood changes)
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menorrhagia
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cyclical but excessive or prolonged (>8 days) vaginal bleeding; unusually heavy periods
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metrorrhagia
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Irregular or unpredictable uterine bleeding this usually of a normal amount but may be prolonged
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menometrorrhagia
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excessive uterine bleeding at and between menstrual periods
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Oligomenorrhea
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abnormally infrequent menstruation >38 days; decreased frequency of menses and scanty flow
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polymenorrhea
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regular frequent menstruation <24 days per cycle
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amenorrhea
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absent menses
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primary amenorrhea
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no menarche by age 14 or by age 16 with signs of secondary sex characteristics (i.e. breast development)
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secondary amenorrhea
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absence of menses following menarche; periods stop for 3 cycles or 6 months
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anovulation
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constantly in the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle and in the proliferative phase of the endometrial cycle. Absence of luteal or secretory phase (no corpus luteum); ovaries continuously send estrogen signal to the endometrium; levels rise and fall, but growth signal is constant; associated with PCOS and increases risk of endometrial CA; associated with abnormal cycle length and flow.
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