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Results 1 - 10 of 696 for Periods
  1. Absent menstrual periods - primary 
    Absence of a woman's monthly menstrual period is called amenorrhea. Primary amenorrhea is when a girl has not yet started her monthly periods, and she: Has gone through other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001218.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Absent menstrual periods - secondary 
    Absence of a woman's monthly menstrual period is called amenorrhea. Secondary amenorrhea is when a woman who has been having normal menstrual cycles stops getting her periods for 6 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001219.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Painful menstrual periods 
    Painful menstrual periods are periods in which a woman has crampy lower abdominal pain, which can be sharp or aching and come and go. Back ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003150.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Vaginal or uterine bleeding 
    ... a woman's menstrual cycle, when she gets her period. Every woman's period is different. Most women have cycles between 24 ... in most cases. Young girls may get their periods anywhere from 21 to 45 days or more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007496.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Vaginal bleeding between periods 
    ... bleeding that occurs between a woman's monthly menstrual periods. Such bleeding may be called "intermenstrual bleeding." Related ... Dysfunctional uterine bleeding Heavy, prolonged, or irregular menstrual periods
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003156.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Puberty in girls 
    ... also grow hair in your armpits. Get your period. See "menstrual periods" below. Get some pimples or acne. This is ... You may wonder when you will get your period. Usually girls get their period about 2 years ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000651.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Painful periods (dysmenorrhea) (image) 
    ... caused by hormone-induced uterine contractions before the period. Secondary dysmenorrhea may be caused by abnormal conditions ... serious conditions is present, the treatment for painful periods is pain relief. If a hormone imbalance is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17054.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) (image) 
    ... sign of malfunction or disease. In primary amenorrhea, menstruation does not begin when expected (by the age ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17088.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Abnormal menstrual periods (image) 
    Abnormal menstrual periods may have a variety of causes, such as endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial polyps, uterine fibroids, and abnormal thyroid or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17087.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Bleeding between periods (image) 
    Images ... Normal menstrual flow lasts about 5 days and produces a total blood loss of 60 to 250 mL and occurs every 28 days. There are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17013.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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