Research Article, J Womens Health Issues Care Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Prevalence of Amenorrhea and Abortion in Spinal Cord Injured Women in Iran
| Fereshteh Rahdari1, Effat Merghati Khoi1,2, Sahar Latifi1*, Marzieh Matin1, Marzieh Hajiaghababaei1 and Mahsa Ghajazadeh1 | |
| 1Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran | |
| 2Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iran | |
| Corresponding author : Sahar Latifi, M.D Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Imam Hospital, Gharib street, Keshavarz boulevard, Tehran, Iran Tel: +982166581504 E-mail: saharlatifi_med@yahoo.com; s-latifi@farabi.tums.ac.ir |
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| Received: October 22, 2013 Accepted: January 19, 2014 Published: January 24, 2014 | |
| Citation: Rahdari F, Khoi EM, Latifi S, Matin M, Hajiaghababaei M, et al., (2014) Prevalence of Amenorrhea and Abortion in Spinal Cord Injured Women in Iran. J Womens Health, Issues Care 3:2. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000137 |
Abstract
Prevalence of Amenorrhea and Abortion in Spinal Cord Injured Women in Iran
Although it has been shown that women with spinal cord injury(SCI) may experience short term amenorrhea in the acute or subacute phase after injury, the hypothalamic-pituitary axis mostly becomes normal through time. It seems that the occurrence of temporary amenorrhea does not affect the age of menopause in these patients. However spinal cord injured patients report lower rates of menstrual cramping, while other SCI-related complications such as increased spasticity, bladder spasm and dysautonomia are reported more frequent.
