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Hi Wiki community, We are a group of Middlebury College undergraduate students working on a project for our Introduction to Neuroscience (NSCI 100) course. We will making modifications during the next few weeks on the Amenorrhea page to provide people with more information on this syndrome. Talk to us with any corrections you think we should make! Thanks! — JoshBerlowitz ( talk) and Vrodriguez360 ( talk) 21:26, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
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Summary: Currently includes brief overview of amenorrhea and common causes of primary and secondary amenorrhea. Can edit to have shorter more general sentences since full description of different causes of amenorrhea is could later on in the article. Can include etymology information here if needed instead of in a separate subsection.
Classification: Divide this section up into two subsections: primary and secondary amenorrhea. The table has useful information, but I think it makes the article more complicating to read as there are many unfamiliar terms. Third section for functional classification of amenorrhea, which is an older way to classify. Different examples of the conditions in each type can be states within each subsection.
Cause: Current draft has listed many common causes of amenorrhea. Can go into more detail about each different cause, including frequency, age, lab test results, and brief treatment. Diagnosis: Different tests used for diagnosis for amenorrhea. Flow chart of diagram of some sort describing the workup for amenorrhea can be useful here.
Treatment: Overall treatment, as well as treatment based on type of amenorrhea. Also can include specific treatments for common causes of amenorrhea. New treatments that are now more frequently being used outside of clinical trials can also be included here. History: Only states one point about amenorrhea. This subsection can be deleted and information moved to another section such as in causes.
Etymology: Move to summary section.
Can maybe include a section on the normal functioning hormones and pathways in order to better describe where things can differ for a patient to have amenorrhea. Or this can be a part of the classification section.
Prognosis section and section on outcomes of people experiencing amenorrhea can provide information for long term outlook. Aashakashah ( talk) 01:02, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
This Wiki page provides clear and organized information about the topic. A few areas to improve/expand upon are the hypothalamic section, the drug-induced section. The hypothalamic section provides a great explanation of the cause but the difference between excessive exercise and weight loss creates some confusion. It was difficult to distinguish within the paragraph the difference between the processes behind excessive exercise contributing to amenorrhoea and the processes behind weight loss contributing to amenorrhoea. At the beginning of the paragraph it says there are three causes, however it was hard to separate. Perhaps if the paragraph was formatted into two or three paragraphs so that the processes were separate there would be more clarity. It would also be interesting to see more information about stress as a cause; or at least the hormones involved.
More information in the drug-induced section regarding how drugs, especially contraceptives, cause amenorrhoea would be helpful to this topic. Is it because they alter hormone levels? If so, which hormones? In addition to these sections, a further suggestion for improvement is to define FSH in the initial part of the classification section, as it is pertinent to the information that follows in the table. A quick explanation of FSH and LH and whether they stimulate or inhibit menstruation at the beginning would also be helpful and increase the readability of the following sections. Emmaskyewilkinson ( talk) 01:29, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
In addition, I will attempt to clarify the three main causes of hypothalamic Amenorrhoea, and to expand on effects of stress.
We were more focused on the neurological behavior that takes place in response to physical experiences that would unintentionally trigger amenorrhoea, as it is difficult to consider it a disorder when it is planned by birth control--it seems that talk on this subject would be better placed under a wiki page titled "contraceptives" and then link to amenorrhoea, but thank you for the suggestion.
Lastly, I will try to expand on the FSH and LH explanation, though we have also created internal links for both of these terms, so that the reader can grasp the concepts without being interrupted or overwhelmed on the actual page.
Again, thanks for the feedback. Vrodriguez360 ( talk) 16:28, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
It may be helpful to give a short description about oligomenorrheoa just to give a little more background on the topic. You have many internal Wiki links, which is extremely helpful for navigating this topic. Instead of citing the author’s name within the text, you could solely utilize the References sections and link back to them. The use of the chart delineating the hormonal effects is effective and well organized. It would also be interesting to examine the social effects this could have on women’s lives and what this means for trying to conceive and give birth. The etymology could be included in the introduction; it seems unnecessary at the end of the article when a person has already taken the time to learn about this topic. The history could also be included at the beginning. Your Reference section is well-supported. Cmeagher ( talk) 16:35, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi, this article has a lot of useful information. One of the suggestions that I have would be to change the format of some of your in text citations. Rather than putting the authors name in parenthesis, it would be helpful to use superscripts when citing your sources. I also think that it would be useful for you to mention how disorders of the endocrine system can cause amenorrhea. There are also some parts of your article that could be merged together to make the article overall more concise. For example, the paragraphs on diagnosing primary and secondary amenorrhea contain the same type of information and could therefore be merged into one paragraph rather than two. The section on “etymology” probably does not need to have its own paragraph, the etymology can simply be mentioned in the introduction. Alexandraf51895 ( talk) 16:37, 26 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmeagher ( talk • contribs)
The information on this page is informative and well organized. The chart under the Classification section makes it very easy to understand how the disorders relate to FSH, Primary, and Secondary Amenorrhea. The Hypothamic causes paragraph is very detailed and flows well, but I would add a little more about the combined oral contraceptive pill and the reasons doctors proscribe it. In the second under Diagnosis, I think it would help to add a link to Secondary Sex Characteristics or provide examples to clarify how they impact the diagnosis of Primary Amenorrhea. Vmanjarrez ( talk) 18:27, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Josh and Veronica, Thanks for the thorough job on this topic. You guys did a nice job of taking the neural route for this disorder and dodging a straight peripheral focus. Please make sure that you double check the formatting on your references. User:Midd Intro Neuro —Preceding undated comment added 14:39, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Does anorexia nervosa really belong in "primary amenorrhea?" It seems to me like it would be secondary. - Cyborg Ninja 18:01, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Um, does this mean that the patient will not be able to reproduce?-- Vintei talk 21:53, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Another question that should be addressed as there are many questions across fourms and message boards across the internet... "Can rough or excessive sex cause amenorrhoea?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acuraintegralove ( talk • contribs) 20:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Progesterone will also help the bleeding or dark colored urine from a woman's vagina
Really? Secondary amenorrhoea can cause your bladder to re-route itself to your vagina? *skeptical*
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Why is this not mentioned? There's a whole wiki page on Lactational amenorrhea and its not even mentioned as I can see. Breastfeeding releases prolactin that suppresses ovulation and menstruation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.120.206.123 ( talk) 03:13, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Okay, I see it up above but its not in the chart
70.120.206.123 ( talk) 03:15, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, this article has a lot of useful information. One of the suggestions that I have would be to change the format of some of your in text citations. Rather than putting the authors name in parenthesis, it would be helpful to use superscripts when citing your sources. I also think that it would be useful for you to mention how disorders of the endocrine system can cause amenorrhea. There are also some parts of your article that could be merged together to make the article overall more concise. For example, the paragraphs on diagnosing primary and secondary amenorrhea contain the same type of information and could therefore be merged into one paragraph rather than two. The section on “etymology” probably does not need to have its own paragraph, the etymology can simply be mentioned in the introduction. Alexandraf51895 ( talk) 16:37, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I copied a bit from the diagnosis section to the causes section, and made a new section, stress.
Where does it belong?
Benjamin ( talk) 03:13, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
The section #Low body weight should be renamed, perhaps to Low body fat ratio, or just Fat ratio, or some such. My understanding is that it's not about the weight, per se, but about the percentage of fat. Also, a woman who's 150cm (4'11") with an average frame will have a lower body weight than a woman who is 180cm (5'11") and an average frame but is no more likely to suffer from amenorrhea, because it's not about low body weight. Mathglot ( talk) 05:58, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
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Surely "strenuous" exercise is meant here, in section § Low body weight, no? Mathglot ( talk) 04:35, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
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Hi Wiki community, We are a group of Middlebury College undergraduate students working on a project for our Introduction to Neuroscience (NSCI 100) course. We will making modifications during the next few weeks on the Amenorrhea page to provide people with more information on this syndrome. Talk to us with any corrections you think we should make! Thanks! — JoshBerlowitz ( talk) and Vrodriguez360 ( talk) 21:26, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
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Article's content is relevant to the topic. There is enough information for an overview of the topic and the different causes + treatments.
Content is written neutrally. Most content are facts that have been taken from systematic reviews and peer reviewed journals.
Almost all claims have citations. There are some statements that do not have citations, but most these are summary statements at the beginning of subsections, and the information is probably utilized from the next citation listed.
Summary: Currently includes brief overview of amenorrhea and common causes of primary and secondary amenorrhea. Can edit to have shorter more general sentences since full description of different causes of amenorrhea is could later on in the article. Can include etymology information here if needed instead of in a separate subsection.
Classification: Divide this section up into two subsections: primary and secondary amenorrhea. The table has useful information, but I think it makes the article more complicating to read as there are many unfamiliar terms. Third section for functional classification of amenorrhea, which is an older way to classify. Different examples of the conditions in each type can be states within each subsection.
Cause: Current draft has listed many common causes of amenorrhea. Can go into more detail about each different cause, including frequency, age, lab test results, and brief treatment. Diagnosis: Different tests used for diagnosis for amenorrhea. Flow chart of diagram of some sort describing the workup for amenorrhea can be useful here.
Treatment: Overall treatment, as well as treatment based on type of amenorrhea. Also can include specific treatments for common causes of amenorrhea. New treatments that are now more frequently being used outside of clinical trials can also be included here. History: Only states one point about amenorrhea. This subsection can be deleted and information moved to another section such as in causes.
Etymology: Move to summary section.
Can maybe include a section on the normal functioning hormones and pathways in order to better describe where things can differ for a patient to have amenorrhea. Or this can be a part of the classification section.
Prognosis section and section on outcomes of people experiencing amenorrhea can provide information for long term outlook. Aashakashah ( talk) 01:02, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
This Wiki page provides clear and organized information about the topic. A few areas to improve/expand upon are the hypothalamic section, the drug-induced section. The hypothalamic section provides a great explanation of the cause but the difference between excessive exercise and weight loss creates some confusion. It was difficult to distinguish within the paragraph the difference between the processes behind excessive exercise contributing to amenorrhoea and the processes behind weight loss contributing to amenorrhoea. At the beginning of the paragraph it says there are three causes, however it was hard to separate. Perhaps if the paragraph was formatted into two or three paragraphs so that the processes were separate there would be more clarity. It would also be interesting to see more information about stress as a cause; or at least the hormones involved.
More information in the drug-induced section regarding how drugs, especially contraceptives, cause amenorrhoea would be helpful to this topic. Is it because they alter hormone levels? If so, which hormones? In addition to these sections, a further suggestion for improvement is to define FSH in the initial part of the classification section, as it is pertinent to the information that follows in the table. A quick explanation of FSH and LH and whether they stimulate or inhibit menstruation at the beginning would also be helpful and increase the readability of the following sections. Emmaskyewilkinson ( talk) 01:29, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
In addition, I will attempt to clarify the three main causes of hypothalamic Amenorrhoea, and to expand on effects of stress.
We were more focused on the neurological behavior that takes place in response to physical experiences that would unintentionally trigger amenorrhoea, as it is difficult to consider it a disorder when it is planned by birth control--it seems that talk on this subject would be better placed under a wiki page titled "contraceptives" and then link to amenorrhoea, but thank you for the suggestion.
Lastly, I will try to expand on the FSH and LH explanation, though we have also created internal links for both of these terms, so that the reader can grasp the concepts without being interrupted or overwhelmed on the actual page.
Again, thanks for the feedback. Vrodriguez360 ( talk) 16:28, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
It may be helpful to give a short description about oligomenorrheoa just to give a little more background on the topic. You have many internal Wiki links, which is extremely helpful for navigating this topic. Instead of citing the author’s name within the text, you could solely utilize the References sections and link back to them. The use of the chart delineating the hormonal effects is effective and well organized. It would also be interesting to examine the social effects this could have on women’s lives and what this means for trying to conceive and give birth. The etymology could be included in the introduction; it seems unnecessary at the end of the article when a person has already taken the time to learn about this topic. The history could also be included at the beginning. Your Reference section is well-supported. Cmeagher ( talk) 16:35, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi, this article has a lot of useful information. One of the suggestions that I have would be to change the format of some of your in text citations. Rather than putting the authors name in parenthesis, it would be helpful to use superscripts when citing your sources. I also think that it would be useful for you to mention how disorders of the endocrine system can cause amenorrhea. There are also some parts of your article that could be merged together to make the article overall more concise. For example, the paragraphs on diagnosing primary and secondary amenorrhea contain the same type of information and could therefore be merged into one paragraph rather than two. The section on “etymology” probably does not need to have its own paragraph, the etymology can simply be mentioned in the introduction. Alexandraf51895 ( talk) 16:37, 26 November 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cmeagher ( talk • contribs)
The information on this page is informative and well organized. The chart under the Classification section makes it very easy to understand how the disorders relate to FSH, Primary, and Secondary Amenorrhea. The Hypothamic causes paragraph is very detailed and flows well, but I would add a little more about the combined oral contraceptive pill and the reasons doctors proscribe it. In the second under Diagnosis, I think it would help to add a link to Secondary Sex Characteristics or provide examples to clarify how they impact the diagnosis of Primary Amenorrhea. Vmanjarrez ( talk) 18:27, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Josh and Veronica, Thanks for the thorough job on this topic. You guys did a nice job of taking the neural route for this disorder and dodging a straight peripheral focus. Please make sure that you double check the formatting on your references. User:Midd Intro Neuro —Preceding undated comment added 14:39, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Does anorexia nervosa really belong in "primary amenorrhea?" It seems to me like it would be secondary. - Cyborg Ninja 18:01, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
Um, does this mean that the patient will not be able to reproduce?-- Vintei talk 21:53, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Another question that should be addressed as there are many questions across fourms and message boards across the internet... "Can rough or excessive sex cause amenorrhoea?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acuraintegralove ( talk • contribs) 20:55, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
Progesterone will also help the bleeding or dark colored urine from a woman's vagina
Really? Secondary amenorrhoea can cause your bladder to re-route itself to your vagina? *skeptical*
66.167.231.184 (
talk)
20:47, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Why is this not mentioned? There's a whole wiki page on Lactational amenorrhea and its not even mentioned as I can see. Breastfeeding releases prolactin that suppresses ovulation and menstruation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.120.206.123 ( talk) 03:13, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Okay, I see it up above but its not in the chart
70.120.206.123 ( talk) 03:15, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi, this article has a lot of useful information. One of the suggestions that I have would be to change the format of some of your in text citations. Rather than putting the authors name in parenthesis, it would be helpful to use superscripts when citing your sources. I also think that it would be useful for you to mention how disorders of the endocrine system can cause amenorrhea. There are also some parts of your article that could be merged together to make the article overall more concise. For example, the paragraphs on diagnosing primary and secondary amenorrhea contain the same type of information and could therefore be merged into one paragraph rather than two. The section on “etymology” probably does not need to have its own paragraph, the etymology can simply be mentioned in the introduction. Alexandraf51895 ( talk) 16:37, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I copied a bit from the diagnosis section to the causes section, and made a new section, stress.
Where does it belong?
Benjamin ( talk) 03:13, 19 February 2017 (UTC)
The section #Low body weight should be renamed, perhaps to Low body fat ratio, or just Fat ratio, or some such. My understanding is that it's not about the weight, per se, but about the percentage of fat. Also, a woman who's 150cm (4'11") with an average frame will have a lower body weight than a woman who is 180cm (5'11") and an average frame but is no more likely to suffer from amenorrhea, because it's not about low body weight. Mathglot ( talk) 05:58, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
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Surely "strenuous" exercise is meant here, in section § Low body weight, no? Mathglot ( talk) 04:35, 22 October 2023 (UTC)