Relation between Aspects of Nutritional Disturbance and Menstrual Activity in Primary Anorexia Nervosa

Relation between aspects of nutritional disturbance and menstrual activity in primary anorexia nervosa.

A significantly high number of patients with anorexia nervosa are overweight immediately before the onset of the condition. This premorbid weight may be a feature of their constitution but is sometimes a more transitory phenomenon. Menstruation ceases early in the condition but usually within the context of significant weight loss. However, the subsequent amenorrhoea, related to factors that pr...

Menstrual dysfunction in anorexia nervosa.

Amenorrhea is a hallmark sign of anorexia nervosa. Its cause is multifactorial and its resolution necessitates treatment of the underlying eating disorder. The neuroendocrine changes associated with menstrual abnormalities in underweight and weight recovered anorexia nervosa, recent research on osteopenia, and treatment recommendations are addressed.

[Menstrual dysfunction in anorexia nervosa].

One of the symptoms of anorexia nervosa (a.n.) is cessation of pubescence or secondary amenorrhea. Their origin in anorexia nervosa is multifactorial, partly resulting from starvation-induced hipogonadism. Amenorrhea in a.n. may persist despite weight recovery and is often related to osteoporosis. The authors' present causes of amenorrhea and its persisting in a.n., pointing to the factors infl...

Gastrointestinal disturbance in anorexia nervosa.

Tactile body image disturbance in anorexia nervosa

Body image disturbances are central to anorexia nervosa (AN). Previous studies have focused mainly on attitudinal and visual aspects. Studies on somatosensory aspects thus far have been scarce. We therefore investigated whether AN patients and controls differed in tactile perception, and how this tactile body image related to visual body image and body dissatisfaction. The Tactile Estimation Ta...