Medically induced amenorrhea in female astronauts

Risperidone-Induced Amenorrhea in Floridly Psychotic Female

Despite the high prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in patients receiving antipsychotic medications, its side effects are often neglected. In patients receiving risperidone, the incidence of menstrual abnormalities is relatively small. Our patient was a 44-year-old, Haitian female whose total course of hospitalization was nine months, during most of which she remained floridly psychotic with low ...

16-year-old female with amenorrhea.

Association Studies of DRD2 and COMT Gene Polymorphisms with Risperidone-induced Amenorrhea in Female Schizophrenia Patients

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that affects social function of patients. Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia are early onset age and prolonged disease course. With the extensive application of antipsychotics, there are significant improvements in the remission rate of psychotic symptoms such as impaired social function in schizophrenic patients. However, in recent years, disru...

XY Chromosome in Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Female with Secondary Amenorrhea

The objective of this case report is to present a case of primary ovarian insufficiency in 17 year old, single girl, who had Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) and was treated with chemo and radiotherapy, followed by bone marrow transplant from her HLA matched brother. The patient was treated at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She was diagnosed with primary ovarian insufficienc...

Nutritional aspects of amenorrhea in the female athlete triad.

Female athletes experience a high incidence of menstrual abnormalities. This has critical health consequences because amenorrheic athletes are at greater risk of developing osteopenia and bone injury compared to normally menstruating athletes or nonathletic normally cycling females. Female performers and athletes are also at risk for developing disordered eating behaviors. There appears to be a...