Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome
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Overview
Amenorrhea can be secondary to abnormalities in the development of the geneital tract. Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome is one such abnormality in the development of the genital tract which is characterized by an absent uterus and a foreshortened vagina. The ovaries function normally and produce estradiol (E2). As a consequence, the breasts and pubic hair are normal. Mayer-Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome is responsible for 15% of primary amenorrhea cases. Turner syndrome is the most common cause of primary amenorrhea.
Related Key Words and Synonyms: amenorrhea, menstrual cycle, menarche, menstrual bleeding, absence of menstrual bleeding, menstrual dysfunction, menses, absent menses, lack of menstruation, absent menstruation, abnormal menstrual cycle, primary amenorrhea, secondary amenorrhea, Turner syndrome, delayed puberty, dietary amenorrhea, emotional amenorrhea, jogger's amenorrhea, ovarian amenorrhea, pathologic amenorrhea, period, missed period, absent period, physiology of menstruation, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, GnRH, follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH, luteinizing-hormone, LH, estrogen, progesterone, follicular phase, ovulatory phase, ovulation, corpus luteum, luteal phase, human chorionic gonadotropin hormone, hCG, dehydroepiandrostenedione, adrenarche, pituitary tumor, polycystic ovary syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, gonadal dysgenesis, galactorrhea, hyperandrogenism, androgen insensitivity syndrome, adrenal tumors, ovarian tumors, imperforate hymen, Rokitansky-Hauser syndrome
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
