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Causes of Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Amenorrhea - No onset of menarche
and Secondary Amenorrhea ... Algorithm Primary Amenorrhea ... • Central - Pituitary ... estrogen: • Pituitary ... Prolactin • Pituitary
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Large and Small Pituitary ... infarction/expansion (pituitary ... Galactorrhoea, Amenorrhoea ... libido, Hair loss, Amenorrhoea ... and polyuria #Pituitary
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea ... sarcoidosis) Pituitary ... Prolactin: • Pituitary ... • Hypothalamic-Pituitary ... #Secondary #Amenorrhea
The principal endocrine 'axes' and glands. Parathyroid glands, adrenal zona glomerulosa and endocrine pancreas are not
Parathyroid glands, adrenal ... controlled by the pituitary ... Pathways #Diagnosis #Pituitary
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
Adrenal Insufficiency ... Algorithm Primary Adrenal ... Autoimmune primary adrenal ... ACTH-deficiency • Combined pituitary ... Insufficiency #Adrenal
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis
 • Pregnancy
 • Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism
 • HPA Dysfunction:
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea ... Medications: Post-pill amenorrhea ... #Secondary #Amenorrhea
Diagnosis of Primary Amenorrhea
A diagnostic approach to primary amenorrhea. (FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; LH = luteinizing
Diagnosis of Primary Amenorrhea ... approach to primary amenorrhea ... PrimaryCare #Primary #Amenorrhea
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
MANIFESTATIONS OF ADRENAL ... and secondary adrenal ... marked anemia - Amenorrhea ... insipidus #Adrenal ... Signs #Symptoms #Adrenal
Hypercortisolism (Cushing syndrome) - Simplified Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exogenous (ACTH-independent)
Endogenous
 • ACTH-dependent:
    - ACTH-secreting
ACTH-secreting pituitary ... ACTH-independent: - Adrenal ... hyperplasia - Adrenal
Primary Amenorrhea Differential Diagnosis Framework

Workup:
 • β-HCG, TSH and PRL
 • Breast Tanner Staging
 • FSH,
Primary Amenorrhea ... khudhur_moh #Primary #Amenorrhea