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A menstrual disorder is an irregular condition in a woman's menstrual cycle.
Oligoovuliation
Infrequent or irregular ovulation is called oligoovulation.
Anovulation
- Main article: Anovulation
Anovulation is absence of ovulation when it would be normally expected (in a post-menarchal, premenopausal woman). Anovulation usually manifests itself as irregularity of menstrual periods, that is, unpredictable variability of intervals, duration, or bleeding. Anovulation can also cause cessation of periods (secondary amenorrhea) or excessive bleeding (dysfunctional uterine bleeding).
Polymenorrhea
Polymenorrhea is the medical term for cycles with intervals of 21 days or fewer.
Oligomenorrhea
Oligomenorrhea is the medical term for infrequent or light menstrual periods (frequency exceeding 35 days).
Dysmenorrhea
- Main article: Dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea (or dysmenorrhoea), cramps or painful menstruation, involves menstrual periods that are accompanied by either sharp, intermittent pain or dull, aching pain, usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen.
Amenorrhea
- Main article: Amenorrhea
Amenorrhea is the absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age. Physiologic states of amenorrhoea are seen during pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding). Outside of the reproductive years there is absence of menses during childhood and after menopause.
Menorrhagia
- Main article: Menorrhagia
Menorrhagia is an abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period. Causes may be due to abnormal blood clotting, disruption of normal hormonal regulation of periods or disorders of the endometrial lining of the womb. Depending upon the cause, it may be associated with abnormally painful periods (dysmenorrhoea).
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