What's the difference between amenorrhoea and menstrual?
Amenorrhoea
Definition:
(n.) Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge.
Example Sentences:
(1) Possible physiological mechanisms causing lactation amenorrhoea are discussed.
(2) This study suggests that the abnormal pituitary hormone secretion in patients with amenorrhoea may in part be caused by an increased dopaminergic activity.
(3) Eleven women with secondary amenorrhoea and hyperprolactinaemia were treated with lisuride, a new semisynthetic ergot derivative.
(4) Hypothalamic-pituitary activity was investigated in 20 women with primary amenorrhoea, in whom gonadal dysgenesis and lower Müllerian duct anomalies had been excluded.
(5) A review of our current knowledge of the mechanism underlying lactation amenorrhoea suggests that there is a causal relationship between high prolactin levels and the absence of ovarian activity.
(6) Eleven women with amenorrhoea after taking oral contraceptives were studied.
(7) Women with lower E2 values, consisting of two groups: WHO I (hypogonadotropic, clomiphen-negative amenorrhoea) and WHO III (hypergonadotropic amenorrhoea).
(8) As to side-effects only amenorrhoea was observed in 92%, spotting in 8%, an increase of body weight (1-6 kg) in 83% of the treated women.
(9) By means of pelvic ultrasonography, a multifollicular ovarian appearance was observed in women with weight-loss-related amenorrhoea.
(10) The clinical, radiological and endocrine findings in thirty-five women with hyperprolactinaemia and amenorrhoea are described.
(11) Menstrual cycle alterations are most likely caused by subtle changes in the episodic secretion pattern of luteinising hormone (LH) as have been found in sedentary women with hypothalamic amenorrhoea as well as in athletes after very demanding training.
(12) Six women with long-standing functional amenorrhoea were treated with 5 microgram of D-Ser (TBU)6 LH-RH-EA twice daily for 14 days.
(13) After a median observation time of 37 months the relapse-free and overall survival times were significantly longer for patients with permanent amenorrhoea.
(14) The results of the ultra low doses of synthetic LH-RH, 1.56, 3.125 and 6.25 mug, are presented in 8 normal women during the first week of the menstrual cycle and 14 patients with secondary amenorrhoea.
(15) The hormone concentrations of 17 amenorrhoeic adolescent girls, with no apparent environmental factor associated with the secondary amenorrhoea, were evaluated.
(16) No significant correlation was found between the androgen level and the degree of hirsutism or the frequency of disturbances of menstruation apart from amenorrhoea.
(17) Patients consult late for this amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea syndrome associated with intracranial hypertension and reductions in the field of vision.
(18) Basal levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) in serum and their response to the luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LH-RH) were measured in a group of patients with functional amenorrhoea.
(19) An 18 year female patient with short stature, amenorrhoea and poorly developed secondary sexual characteristics, has subnormal oestrogen excretion and increased levels of plasma gonadotrophin.
(20) These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that post-oral contraceptive amenorrhoea is the result of continuing suppression of normal hypothalamic pituitary feedback systems after the sex steroids have been stopped.
Menstrual
Definition:
(a.) Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period.
(a.) Of or pertaining to a menstruum.
Example Sentences:
(1) There was no significant difference in sialic acid concentration in the uterus during the proliferative and luteal phases of the menstrual cycle.
(2) The degree of discomfort was slightly greater in women who complained of breast tenderness within three days prior to the mammogram but was not strongly related to age, menstrual status, or week of the menstrual cycle.
(3) Because there were no interactions of time and type of migraine in either study, these results raise some questions about the existence of differential effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatment of menstrual vs non-menstrual migraine.
(4) Plasma oestradiol concentrations remained unaltered at the lower limit of the early follicular phase values of a normal menstrual cycle.
(5) Compared to socially dominant females, socially subordinate females had fewer ovulatory menstrual cycles, more cycles with deficient luteal phase plasma progesterone concentrations, increased adrenal weights and increased heart weights.
(6) Heparin-like activity increased throughout the menstrual cycle and decreased during menstruation, suggesting a possible cyclical variation in activity.
(7) Quantitative variation of the lysosomes in the epithelium of the human uterine tube in the menstrual cycle and in post-menopausal period.
(8) Treatment and prevention of menstrual disorders of women at high altitudes could be carried out by invigorating Qi, regulating blood, promoting the flow of Qi, by warming the channel and regulating Zang and Fu, etc.
(9) 12-HETE and PGF2alpha were the main metabolites of arachidonic acid in menstrual blood, in pain some metabolites were higher, and OCs reduced eicosanoid excretion significantly.
(10) The results of natural PGs and their analogues by systemic and intrauterine administration for the purposes of postcoital contraception, menstrual regulation, first and second trimester abortion, preoperative dilatation of the cervix, and delivery of patients with death in utero are presented.
(11) The physical, psychological, and behavioral changes associated with the menstrual cycle can be assessed statistically by time series analysis.
(12) Acute exercise may stimulate PRL secretion, which, in turn, may contribute to exercise-associated menstrual dysfunction.
(13) Peripheral skin circulation varied significantly within one menstrual cycle.
(14) After cessation her previously regular menstrual periods became very irregular and complete amenorrhea had lasted 4 months.
(15) The effects of menstrual cycle phases and gender on alprazolam pharmacokinetics were evaluated in normal volunteers.
(16) The placenta was demonstrated to increase in thickness with advancing menstrual age.
(17) A detailed menstrual history 18-36 months after operation found 73 of the 93 had regular periods with amount of bleeding and length of cycle generally unchanged.
(18) Repeated laparoscopy in the same animal throughout the menstrual cycle showed by morphological and hormonal criteria that this technique does not significantly influence follicular growth, ovulation, luteal function or cycle length.
(19) The endocrine pattern and ovarian characteristics of 110 healthy adolescents with menstrual irregularities were investigated during the early follicular and premenstrual phases and were compared to those of 14 adolescents with regular menstrual cycles and 20 adults.
(20) They were till now used mainly to regulate contraception and menstrual flow.