PART 2: Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases
SECTION 8 Alterations in Sexual Function and Reproduction
50 Menstrual Disorders and Pelvic Pain
 | Figure 50-1 Role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in the etiology of amenorrhea. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion from the hypothalamus stimulates follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion from the pituitary to induce ovarian folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis. Ovarian... |
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 | Figure 50-2 Algorithm for evaluation of amenorrhea. β-hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; PRL, prolactin; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone. |
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