Common names:
- Absent Menstrual Periods
- Absent Periods
- Amenorrhea
- Menses Never Started
- Menses Stopped
- Menstrual Cycles Have Not Started
- Menstrual Cycles Have Stopped
- Menstrual Periods Never Started
- Menstrual Periods Stopped
- Missed Menstrual Periods
- Periods That Never Started
- Skipped Menstrual Periods
- Skipped Periods
- Stopped Having Menstrual Periods
- Stopped Having Periods
A woman with amenorrhea does not have menstrual periods. Amenorrhea is a condition that occurs before
menopause.
The two types of amenorrhea include:
- Primary amenorrhea:
- Menstrual periods do not begin by 16 years of age.
- Secondary amenorrhea:
- Menstrual periods stop after they have been present.
