The Clinical Study on the Case of Patient with Amenorrhea after Obesity Treatment

비만치료(肥滿治療) 후(後) 발생(發生)한 무월경(無月經) 환자에 대한 임상적 고찰

  • Song, Mi-Seon (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
  • Lim, Eun-Mee (Dept. of Oriental Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University)
  • 송미선 (경원대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실) ;
  • 임은미 (경원대학교 한의과대학 부인과학교실)
  • Published : 2006.06.30

Abstract

Women with moderate weight loss have secondary or primary amenorrhea. The amenorrhea. which is usually reversible with weight gain, decreased exercise. or both, is due to hypothalamic dysfunction. But 30% of amenorrheic women with weight gain is irreversible. Recently we experienced one case of secondary amenorrhea with severe weight loss, as oriental medicine treatment secondary amenorrhea is cured, so report a medical treatment course and result.

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