What are the consequences of untreated amenorrhea?

Everyone knows that women will experience the physiological phenomenon of menstruation when they reach a certain age. Similarly, women will experience amenorrhea when they reach a certain age as their body functions decline. This is normal. There is also another type of amenorrhea that occurs before reaching a certain age. In this case, if it is not treated, it will cause serious harm.

Amenorrhea refers to a condition in which a woman over 18 years old has not had her menstruation, or has had her menstrual cycle but has been interrupted for more than three consecutive months. There are many causes of amenorrhea, and it is necessary to undergo an examination to diagnose the cause. Most cases of amenorrhea can be cured, but some cannot, such as amenorrhea caused by birth without a uterus, a uterus that is too small, or the endometrium has been damaged by a disease. It can be treated with medication and acupuncture.

Because the underlying factors causing primary and secondary amenorrhea may sometimes be the same, this distinction is valuable in providing clues to etiology and prognosis; for example, most congenital anomalies, including ovarian or müllerian abnormalities, cause amenorrhea, which is classified as primary amenorrhea, whereas secondary amenorrhea is mostly caused by acquired diseases and is more easily treated.

In traditional Chinese medicine, amenorrhea is called amenorrhea, which is mostly caused by congenital deficiency, frail and sickly body, or labor after childbirth, insufficient kidney qi, lack of essence and blood; serious illness, long-term illness, postpartum blood loss, or spleen deficiency and insufficient biochemical production, lack of blood in Chong and Ren; mood disorders, excessive mental tension, or stimulation, stagnation of qi and blood; obesity, excessive phlegm and dampness, phlegm and dampness blocking Chong and Ren, etc. Women over the age of 18 who still do not have menstruation, or who have formed a menstrual cycle but have been interrupted for more than three consecutive months, are called "amenorrhea".

1. Infertility: If a woman of childbearing age suddenly experiences amenorrhea, it will affect her fertility, or even directly cause her to be unable to conceive, and she will face pressure from many sides.

2. Uterine atrophy: The endometrium cannot shed normally, causing women's menstruation to be blocked. If the endometrial development is blocked for a long time, the uterus will atrophy and its function will decline, causing immeasurable harm to the female body.

3. Mental illness: Many menopausal women will become more irritable and unpredictable in temper after menopause. The same is true for young women. They are prone to negative emotions after menopause, deny themselves at any time, and then suffer from depression.

4. Premature ovarian failure and amenorrhea are often accompanied by premature ovarian failure, which will cause all aspects of a woman's body to age prematurely, including reproductive organ decline, sexual dysfunction, facial spots, etc. She is also more likely to develop uterine cancer and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

In the above article, we briefly introduce the phenomenon of amenorrhea under abnormal circumstances. If patients ignore the issue of treatment after the occurrence of amenorrhea under abnormal circumstances, it will bring great harm to the patients themselves. Therefore, everyone must pay attention to their menstrual conditions in life. Once amenorrhea occurs, please seek treatment in time.