Can hypothalamic amenorrhea cause infertility?

Hypothalamic amenorrhea can cause physical harm to women, including affecting their future fertility. Therefore, many women with this condition, for the sake of their own health and in order not to affect their future fertility, want to know whether hypothalamic amenorrhea can lead to infertility? In order for you to understand as soon as possible, please take a look at the detailed answer below.

Amenorrhea can be caused by a variety of reasons. It is a common clinical manifestation in gynecology, a common symptom, not a single independent disease, but it is customarily referred to as amenorrhea. Amenorrhea can cause infertility and is different from the signs of amenorrhea in early pregnancy.

Normal menstruation is the periodic shedding and bleeding of the endometrium that occurs after women enter puberty, due to the coordinated functions of the central nervous system, pituitary gland, ovaries and uterus. If there is an obstruction in any of the links between them, it will cause amenorrhea.

Menstruation is a sign of the maturity of women's reproductive function and is one of the physiological characteristics of women. If a woman living in a temperate zone has not had her first menstruation by the age of 18, it is called primary amenorrhea, which is mostly caused by congenital abnormalities in the development of reproductive organs. If a woman has had menstruation but then stops having menstruation for more than 6 months, it is called secondary amenorrhea, which is mostly caused by reproductive endocrine system or systemic diseases. Of course, menstruation will also stop after menopause, during pregnancy and lactation. This is a normal physiological phenomenon.

If pathological amenorrhea lasts too long and becomes persistent, it may cause atrophy of the reproductive organs, affect sexual life, be quite painful, and be very difficult to treat.

Clinically, missed menstruation is often easily confused with early pregnancy. Therefore, during diagnosis and treatment, pregnancy factors must be excluded, and then the cause must be found, the location of the lesion must be identified, and it must be determined whether it is an organic lesion or a functional lesion. This is the key to treatment and prognosis estimation.

Will hypothalamic amenorrhea lead to infertility? The above is a detailed introduction. If this situation is not improved as soon as possible, it will not only affect your physical health, but also lead to infertility. Therefore, for many women who have this situation, they must understand the above and conduct comprehensive examinations and treatments to normalize their menstruation as soon as possible.