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| Cessation of periods is more common and may be the result of many variables. The first to consider, of course, is pregnancy or, depending on the age of the woman, menopause. These are the two most common causes of cessation of periods. If these causes are ruled out, an assessment should be done to ascertain whether the problem lies in the hormones being produced by the hypothalamus and pituitary or as a result of ovarian dysfunction. In addition, hormonal imbalances can occur as a result of stress, including both physiological (such as excess physical exercise) and psychological stress. In this case the adrenals work overtime to produce the necessary stress hormones, thereby depleting the ingredients needed for reproductive hormones. |
| Conventional Medical Treatments |
| Conventional treatment for amenorrhea depends on whether the cause relates to a structural or hormonal problem. On rare occasions the problem requires surgery to correct an anatomical problem. Usually, treatment involves the use of hormonal therapy. Estrogen and progesterone may be given to ensure that the patient goes through a normal reproductive cycle. Interference with the body's diversion of substances to other than reproductive hormones may also be attempted in order to get the body to begin making the appropriate female reproductive hormones. |
| Natural and Herbal Treatments |
| Diet |
| Eat a whole foods diet, low in animal fats and hydrogenated fats and high in raw vegetable oils, raw |
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