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Abnormal Menstrual Cycle (Length, Bleeding) Duration and Causes

Despite it being a normal physiologic process for young girls after puberty and for women before menopause, there is often confusion about what constitutes a normal menstrual cycle. Sometimes unusual patterns in the menstrual cycle may be deemed as abnormal variations. However, at other times an abnormal menstrual cycle >> Read More ...

Missed Periods (Amenorrhea) Causes of Delayed Periods

Missing a period often leads sexually active women to consider pregnancy as a possible cause but there are several other causes for a delayed or missed period. The average menstrual cycle is 28 days but it varies widely from 21 to 35 days. Some women get their periods with clockwork regularity while others may get a >> Read More ...

Scanty, Irregular, Infrequent Periods and Intermenstrual Bleeding

Scanty, irregular, infrequent periods and bleeding in between periods are some of the common types of menstrual disorders that occur for which many women seek medical help. The menstrual cycle can vary greatly in women, ranging from 21 to 35 days normally with the average being a 28 day cycle. The menstrual flow and >> Read More ...

Changes in Menstruation after Miscarriage, Abortion

Any pregnancy that ends in a miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) or is terminated out of choice (induced abortion), will still result in a number of hormonal changes in a woman’s body. Even weeks after the abortion, the residual effects of having been pregnant earlier will still be noticeable. Of these changes, many >> Read More ...

Parts of the Vagina (Anatomy), Menarche and Menstruation Explained

The human vagina is a narrow part of the female reproductive tract that runs from the vulva (exteriorly) to the cervix that separates the vagina and cervix. It is approximately 7 to 8 cm long (around 3 to 4 inches). As a tract, the vagina allows for sexual intercourse and also serves as the channel though which birth is >> Read More ...