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Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Characterization of Metabolic Status, Brain Circuitry, and Stress-reactivity


N/A
18 Years
35 Years
Not Enrolling
Female
Anovulation, FHA, Eumenorrhea, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Trial Information

Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Characterization of Metabolic Status, Brain Circuitry, and Stress-reactivity


Inclusion Criteria:



- Inclusion criteria for participation are a gynecological age (age since menarche) > 5
and < 25 years, and chronological age > 18 years, within 90-110% of ideal body weight
as determined by the 1983 Metropolitan height and weight table for women, and
exercise < 10 h/wk and run < 10 mi/wk, day-awake/night-asleep schedule.

- Women in the FHA and PCOS groups have to fulfill the diagnostic criteria of FHA or
PCOS and to have all other causes of amenorrhea and anovulation excluded.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Exclusion criteria are smoking, medications, including psychotropic or illicit drugs,
medical, neurological, or ophthalmologic disease except acuity problems, a weight
loss or gain of > 10 lb within a year preceding or since the onset of amenorrhea, a
major Axis I disorder other than depression, parturition in the last 12 months and/or
lactating in the last 6 months.

Type of Study:

Observational

Study Design:

Time Perspective: Prospective

Principal Investigator

Sarah L Berga, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Emory University

Authority:

United States: Food and Drug Administration

Study ID:

142-2006

NCT ID:

NCT00453219

Start Date:

July 2011

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Anovulation
  • FHA
  • Eumenorrhea
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Anovulation
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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Location

Emory University Atlanta, Georgia  30322