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Q: Amenorrhea caused by hormonal disturbances

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 19th, 2009

Considering my current symptoms, what advice do you have for me to reverse the problem?

Your input means a lot to me, thank you so much for your time.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 20th, 2009

Menstruation Answer A5434

According to your age (16), your missing period (amenorrhea) is probably due to a hormonal disturbance in the axis hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries. It doesn't seem likely that the vegetarian diet made your cycle irregular or completely missing.

Oral contraceptive pills may help in reestablishing the regular periods. You have to consult a gynecologist about finding the precise diagnosis and starting a proper treatment.

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