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Amenorrhea is when you don’t get your period and can be divided into two types. Primary amenorrhea is when a girl going through puberty does not have her period by the age of 16 due to hormonal, anatomic, and other factors. Secondary amenorrhea is when you have not had your period in 3 or more months in an otherwise “health appearing” person. FHA falls under this category.
Hormones are produced chemically by different glands throughout the body, such as your adrenal glands or sweat glands, to keep you as close to homeostasis as possible. This can include everything from the stress response with cortisol (which we’ve covered before) to hormones that affect digestion, temperature regulation, and mood. The pituitary gland, located deep in the brain, is the “puppet master” that controls the release of how much hormone and when to keep the body functioning.
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