Hello - thanks for asking your question.
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There are many causes that your mentrual cycle has stopped. Pregnancy has already been ruled out.
Peri-menopause may be a consideration. A clinical diagnosis of menopause is made by the presence of amenorrhea for six to twelve months, together with the occurrence of symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes.
Perimenopause is defined as the two to eight years preceding menopause and the one year after the last menstrual period. It is characterized by a normal ovulatory cycle interspersed with anovulatory cycles of varying length. As a result, menses become irregular, and heavy breakthrough bleeding, termed dysfunctional uterine bleeding, can occur during longer periods of anovulation. Thus, vaginal bleeding becomes unpredictable in both timing and amount. In addition, some women complain of hot flashes and vaginal dryness more typical of the postmenopausal period.
After excluding pregnancy, the most common causes of secondary amenorrhea are:
Ovarian disease
Hello,
I answered this question in the Gastroenterology Forum. Was there anything specifically different you were wondering about? I would be happy to research any question you may have.
Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.
Hello again,
My mistake - I read your case again and realized you were asking a different question. I'll answer your question as soon as I can.
Thanks,
Kevin, M.D.
I was wondering if you thought an irregular mentrual cycle is due to the prescription drugs I was on in the last month? How long should I go before I talk to doctor about late period or could pain in my side be due also to late menstrual cycle?