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➢ Pituitary disorders .
➢Ovarian disorders .
➢Anatomical disorders .
Hypothalamic disorders
1)Excessive exercise, weight loss
the occurrence of amenorrhoea associated with a drop
in body fat, seen in eating disorders such as anorexia
nervosa and in strenuously exercising athletes.
2)stress can switch off hypothalamic stimulation of the
pituitary.
3) Hypothalamic lesions (craniopharyngioma, glioma)
can compress hypothalamic tissue or block dopamine.
4) Head injuries.
Hypothalamic disorders
• 5) Kallman's syndrome (X-linked recessive
conditions resulting in deficiency in GnRH
causing underdeveloped genitalia).associated
with anosmia
Oligomenorrhoea PCOS
Menstrual history Secondary amenorrhea POF
Infertility PCOS
Reproductive history Congenital malformation
Hirsutism PCOS
Hair growth
Galactorrhoea Prolactinoma