- Quick Reference Material
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Amendments and Errata
- Amendments and Errata to Second Edition
- Updates and Amendments
- Chapter 1 Normal pregnancy
- Chapter 2 Pregnancy complications
- Chapter 3 Fetal medicine
- Chapter 4 Infectious diseases in pregnancy
- Chapter 5 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- Chapter 6 Labour and delivery
- Chapter 7 Obstetric anaesthesia
- Chapter 8 Neonatal resuscitation
- Chapter 9 Postnatal care
- Chapter 10 Obstetric emergencies
- Chapter 11 Perinatal and maternal mortality
- Chapter 12 Benign and malignant tumours in pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Substance abuse and psychiatric disorders
- Chapter 14 Gynaecological anatomy and development
- Chapter 15 Normal menstruation and its disorders
- Chapter 16 Early pregnancy problems
- Chapter 17 Genital tract infections and pelvic pain
- Chapter 18 Subfertility and reproductive medicine
- Chapter 19 Sexual assault
- Chapter 20 Contraception
- Chapter 21 Menopause
- Chapter 22 Urogynaecology
- Chapter 23 Benign and malignant gynaecological conditions
- Chapter 24 Miscellaneous gynaecology
- Index
(p. 501) Normal menstruation and its disorders
- Chapter:
- (p. 501) Normal menstruation and its disorders
- Author(s):
Sally Collins
, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
, Kevin Hayes
, Simon Jackson
, and Lawrence Impey
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199698400.003.0015
Physiology of the menstrual cycle
Menstrual disorders: amenorrhoea
Menstrual disorders: oligomenorrhoea
Menstrual disorders: dysmenorrhoea
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding: scope of the problem
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding: diagnosis and investigations
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding: medical management
Dysfunctional uterine bleeding: surgical management
Premenstrual syndrome: overview
Premenstrual syndrome: management
The menstrual cycle involves the coordinated hormonal control of the endometrium allowing pregnancy or regular shedding (periods). Peptide hormones from the hypothalamus and pituitary direct the ovary to produce steroid hormones (HPO axis), which in turn control the endometrium (see ...
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- Quick Reference Material
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Amendments and Errata
- Amendments and Errata to Second Edition
- Updates and Amendments
- Chapter 1 Normal pregnancy
- Chapter 2 Pregnancy complications
- Chapter 3 Fetal medicine
- Chapter 4 Infectious diseases in pregnancy
- Chapter 5 Medical disorders in pregnancy
- Chapter 6 Labour and delivery
- Chapter 7 Obstetric anaesthesia
- Chapter 8 Neonatal resuscitation
- Chapter 9 Postnatal care
- Chapter 10 Obstetric emergencies
- Chapter 11 Perinatal and maternal mortality
- Chapter 12 Benign and malignant tumours in pregnancy
- Chapter 13 Substance abuse and psychiatric disorders
- Chapter 14 Gynaecological anatomy and development
- Chapter 15 Normal menstruation and its disorders
- Chapter 16 Early pregnancy problems
- Chapter 17 Genital tract infections and pelvic pain
- Chapter 18 Subfertility and reproductive medicine
- Chapter 19 Sexual assault
- Chapter 20 Contraception
- Chapter 21 Menopause
- Chapter 22 Urogynaecology
- Chapter 23 Benign and malignant gynaecological conditions
- Chapter 24 Miscellaneous gynaecology
- Index