How to distinguish between amenorrhea and menopause

Women's menstrual periods will continue for decades, and when symptoms of amenorrhea appear, they will feel that they have reached menopause. In fact, it is wrong to regard the symptoms of amenorrhea as menopause. A typical example is that amenorrhea caused by abnormal factors cannot be considered menopause. Therefore, we must correctly distinguish between amenorrhea and menopause. So, how to distinguish between amenorrhea and menopause? Let’s take a closer look below.

In real life, some female friends have premature amenorrhea before reaching menopause. What is the reason? Primary ovarian amenorrhea is caused by congenital ovarian hypoplasia and the absence of eggs. Amenorrhea due to depletion of eggs in the ovaries due to acquired reasons is called secondary ovarian amenorrhea, also known as premature ovarian failure.

During the menopause stage, women will experience menopause. What factors cause menopause at this time? Women have limited egg reserves in their lifetime. When the eggs are exhausted and menstruation stops, it is called menopause. The average age of menopause for women is around 50 years old. Menopause before the age of 40 is called premature ovarian failure. The incidence rate varies greatly among regions, ranging from 0.88% to 14.6%. However, teenage menopause is rare and is mostly caused by congenital ovarian hypoplasia.

Amenorrhea is caused by many factors, and sometimes it may be pathological amenorrhea. At this time, patients need to seek treatment in time. What are the categories of amenorrhea? Amenorrhea is divided into primary amenorrhea and secondary amenorrhea. If a girl has no menstruation at the age of 18, it is called primary amenorrhea, and if she had menstruation but stopped for more than 6 menstrual cycles, it is called secondary amenorrhea. Physiological amenorrhea occurs before puberty, during pregnancy, lactation, and after menopause. Among pathological amenorrhea, primary amenorrhea is often caused by congenital diseases, while secondary amenorrhea is often caused by acquired diseases.

Generally speaking, when women enter menopause, it has a lot to do with the ovarian function in the body, and it also affects the physical health of women. Common causes of menopause due to premature ovarian failure include insufficient egg reserves (such as partial loss of sex chromosomes or mosaicism resulting in the presence of eggs but insufficient number and premature failure), rapid egg consumption leading to premature failure in certain chronic or wasting diseases, physical, chemical, radiation, viral, alcoholism, smoking and other environmental factors affecting egg consumption, ovarian tumors destroying ovarian tissue or surgical removal of both ovaries, as well as immunological factors and gene mutations.

The above is the distinction between amenorrhea and menopause, which women should be clear about. Because menstruation will accompany women for a long time, it is very necessary to understand the situation in this regard. For example, if amenorrhea occurs before menopause, it indicates that there may be abnormalities in the body. You must go to a regular hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid causing greater harm to your health.