The Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics in Women With Different Menstrual Pattern

Taipei Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Regular Menstrual Cycle; Irregular Menstrual Cycle

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01604603

WFH-TMU-RetroMcLab-201203022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Menstrual disturbance is the major complain in reproductive age women, the clinical and biochemical characteristics of women with different menstrual disturbance had not been well-understood. Objective: To study the clinical and biochemical characteristics of women with oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, and premature ovarian failure. Method: Retrospective study, medical records reviewed in patients who visited to outpatient clinic of Reproductive Medicine in Taipei Medical University - Wan Fang Hospital form 2009 Jan. 1 to 2011 Nov. 31. Including criteria: Patients had sufficient medical records (anthropometric, endocrine, metabolic, lipid parameters) and age less than 45. Excluding criteria: (1) Women who experienced menarche <3 years before the beginning of the study; (2) Women who received hormones or drugs for major medical diseases; (3) Women who presented ovarian cysts or ovarian tumors, uterine abnormality; (4) Women who were >45 years old.

Enrollment: 470 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 13 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients had sufficient medical records (anthropometric, endocrine, metabolic, lipid parameters) and age less than 45.

Exclusion criteria

1. Women who experienced menarche <3 years before the beginning of the study;
2. Women who received hormones or drugs for major medical diseases;
3. Women who presented ovarian cysts or ovarian tumors, uterine abnormality;
4. Women who were >45 years old.

Trial design

470 participants in 4 patient groups

Control

Oligomenorrhea

Amenorrhea

premature ovarian failure