Between August, 1989 and June, 1994. 99 cases of oligo-amenorrheic patients were studied, who visited to Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology School of Medicine Keimyung University Dong San, Medical Center. This study was carried out to
evaluate
the
etiology and treatment of oligo-amenorrhea.
@HS The results were as follows.
@HN Out of 99 cases, oligomenorrhea were 73 cases (74%), primary amenorrhea were 3 cases (3.0%) and secondary amenorrhea were 23 cases(13%). The causes of amenorrhea and oligomenorrhea were idiopathic in 64 cases (64.6%), and hyperprolactinemia
11
case
(11.1%), Asherman Syndrome 6 cases (6.1%), premature menopause 4 cases (4.1%), obesity 4 cases (4.1%), hypothyroidism 2 cases(2%), stress induced 3 cases (3.0%) polycystic ovarian syndrome 1 cases(1%), Turner's syndrome 2 cases(2%), post pill 1
case(1%), and weight loss 1 case(1%), in order.
@HS The result of treatment was as follows:
@HN 19 out of 23 cases(82.6%) of idiopathic oligo-amenorrhea group were responded by clomiphen-citrate therapy for 3-6 months, 2 out of 4 cases premature menopause by estrogen replacement therapy, 9 out of 10 cases hyperprolactinemia by
bromocriptin
therapy, 4 out of 6 cases of Asherman syndrome by lippes loop insertion and estrogen and progesterone therapy, others: 2 out of 4 cases of obesity, 1 case of polycystic ovary, 1 case of postpill amenorrhea were responded by clomiphen citrate, and
1
out
of 2 cases of hypothyroidism associated amenorrhea was treated by medical treatment of hypothyroidism, and 3cases of stress induced group and 1 case of sudden weight loss associated amenorrhea were spontaneously recovered.
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