Clinical and diagnostic criteria for patients with thyroid diseases in disturbances of the menstrual cycle

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and the Myth of the Irrational Female

The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies ◽

10.1007/978-981-15-0614-7_23 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 287-302

Author(s):

Sally King

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Reproductive Biology ◽

Premenstrual Syndrome ◽

Population Studies ◽

Historical Context ◽

Premenstrual Symptoms ◽

Rigorous Approach

Abstract King’s chapter begins by describing the historical context of ‘premenstrual’ symptoms, which were first formally described in 1931. She then questions the prioritization of mood-based symptoms in the diagnostic criteria for Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). King argues that population studies suggest that mood-based symptoms are not the most common nor most disruptive of menstrual changes. She then proposes that the trend of ‘psychologizing’ premenstrual symptoms is influenced by the sexist historical assumption of ‘the myth of the irrational female’—the idea that women, due to their reproductive biology, are pathologically emotional and thus have a reduced capacity for reason. The author concludes by calling for a more integrated and rigorous approach to PMS definitions and research to support people who experience cyclical symptoms, without unintentionally pathologizing the menstrual cycle or stigmatizing an entire gender.

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Menstrually related disorders—towards interdisciplinary international diagnostic criteria

Cephalalgia ◽

10.1177/0333102497017s2002 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 17 (20_suppl) ◽

pp. 1-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

U Halbreich

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Diagnostic System ◽

Common Denominator

Premenstrual and catamenial disorders are prevalent, diversified and involve various body systems. The mechanisms and management of the menstrually related disorders (MRDs) are hampered by a fragmented approach because each cluster of symptoms is studied and treated by specialists in a number of related disciplines. The apparent common denominator of MRDs, an association with the menstrual cycle, also carries with it associations with ovulation and ovulation-related hormonal and cyclic biological changes. To achieve progress in understanding and treating MRD, an interdisciplinary nomenclature and diagnostic system are needed. Criteria based on temporal occurrences and not on phenomenology have been developed after interdisciplinary discussions and are herein proposed.

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The Association of Menstrual Migraine with the Premenstrual Syndrome

Cephalalgia ◽

10.1046/j.1468-2982.1993.1306422.x ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 422-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

F Facchinetti ◽

I Neri ◽

E Martignoni ◽

L Fioroni ◽

G Nappi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Negative Affect ◽

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Patient Group ◽

Premenstrual Syndrome ◽

Migraine Without Aura ◽

Menstrual Migraine ◽

Menstrual Cycles ◽

Menstrual Distress

To investigate the comorbidity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and menstrual migraine, the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) was prospectively administered for two consecutive menstrual cycles to 22 patients with menstrual migraine, 12 cases with migraine without aura and 15 patients with PMS. MDQ scores varied throughout the menstrual cycle in each patient group, the wider changes being shown by patients with PMS. Fourteen menstrual migraine patients and 4 migraine without aura patients achieved diagnostic criteria for PMS over two menstrual cycles. In these patients MDQ scores did not differ from PMS sufferers at any stage of the menstrual cycle. The premenstrual increase of each cluster of PMS symptoms was identical in menstrual migraine and PMS subjects with the exception of negative affect. We suggest that PMS symptoms should be taken into account in the IHS diagnostic criteria for menstrual migraine.

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Features of menstrual function in women with infertility and thyroid gland pathology

HEALTH OF WOMAN ◽

10.15574/hw.2017.122.40 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 40-44

Author(s):

T.G. Romanenko ◽

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O. Chayka ◽

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Thyroid Gland ◽

Detection Rate ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Thyroid Diseases ◽

Menstrual Function ◽

Thyroid Pathology ◽

Group I ◽

Clinical Variants ◽

Cycle Disorders

The objective: the identification of features of menstrual cycle disorders (DMC) in women with infertility on the background of thyroid diseases (thyroid gland). Patients and methods. According to the purpose of the scientific research, 50 women with infertility and NMCs were examined on the background of thyroid diseases, which were included in the main group (group I). In patients of the comparison group (group II; n= 30), DMC was observed without thyroid pathology. Patients of group I, depending on the type of HMC and thyroid functional status, were distributed as follows: 8 patients had hypomenstrual syndrome with hypothyroidism, 7 patients with hyperthyroidism and 17 patients with euthyroid goiter. In 4 patients, the DMC was diagnosed as a hyperpolymenorea with hypothyroidism, in 12 patients with hyperthyroidism and in 2 patients with euthyroidism. Results. Application of the developed algorithm of examination of women with infertility allowed to increase the detection rate of their combined pathology in the form of thyroid disorders and menstrual function disorders. Conclusion. Reliable in comparison with women with infertility with violations of the menstrual cycle, but without the pathology of the thyroid gland, changes and peculiarities of the secretion of the spectrum of the studied hormones that correspond to the clinical variants of the combined pathology were recorded in the group of women with infertility on the background of thyroid gland diseases and accompanying violations of the menstrual function. Key words: menstrual cycle disorders, thyroid pathology, infertility.

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The Effects of Estradiol on Chronically Damaged Human Fallopian Tubes: A SEM Study

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100119934 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 648-649

Author(s):

A. Toledo ◽

G. Stoelk ◽

M. Yussman ◽

R.P. Apkarian

Keyword(s):

Menstrual Cycle ◽

Epithelial Cell ◽

Secretory Cell ◽

Estrogen Therapy ◽

Fallopian Tubes ◽

Cell Surfaces ◽

Proliferative Phase ◽

Cyclic Patterns ◽

Sem Study ◽

The U.S

Today it is estimated that one of every three women in the U.S. will have problems achieving pregnancy. 20-30% of these women will have some form of oviductal problems as the etiology of their infertility. Chronically damaged oviducts present problems with loss of both ciliary and microvillar epithelial cell surfaces. Estradiol is known to influence cyclic patterns in secretory cell microvilli and tubal ciliogenesis, The purpose of this study was to assess whether estrogen therapy could stimulate ciliogenesis in chronically damaged human fallopian tubes.Tissues from large hydrosalpinges were obtained from six women undergoing tuboplastic repair while in the early proliferative phase of fheir menstrual cycle. In each case the damaged tissue was rinsed in heparinized Ringers-lactate and quartered.

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An adrenocortical oncocytoma with unusual mitochondrial inclusions and cytoplasmic crystals

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100168980 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. 250-251

Author(s):

W.T. Gunning ◽

G.D. Haselhuhn ◽

E.R. Phillips ◽

S.H. Selman

Keyword(s):

Adrenal Gland ◽

Salivary Glands ◽

Mitotic Activity ◽

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Vascular Invasion ◽

Benign Neoplasm ◽

Benign Tumors ◽

Nuclear Morphology ◽

Case Presentation ◽

Microscopic Evidence

Within the last few years, adrenal cortical tumors with features concordant with the diagnostic criteria attributed to oncocytomas have been reported. To date, only nine reported cases exist in the literature. This report is the tenth case presentation of a presumptively benign neoplasm of the adrenal gland with a rare differentiation. Oncocytomas are well recognized benign tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid, and salivary glands and of the kidney. Other organs also give rise to these types of tumors, however with less frequency than the former sites. The characteristics generally used to classify a tumor as an oncocytoma include the following criteria: the tumor is 1) usually a solitary circumscribed mass with no gross nor microscopic evidence of metastasis (no tissue nor vascular invasion), 2) fairly bland in terms of mitotic activity and nuclear morphology, and 3) composed of large eosinophillic cells in which the cytoplasm is packed full of mitochondria (Figure 1).

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An Introductory Examination of Speech Disfluencies in Spanish–English Bilingual Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter During Narratives

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_persp-19-00040 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 131-141

Author(s):

Cristina Rincon ◽

Kia Noelle Johnson ◽

Courtney Byrd

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Criteria ◽

Preliminary Data ◽

Diagnostic Information ◽

English Speakers ◽

Bilingual Children ◽

English Bilingual ◽

Developmental Stuttering ◽

Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency and type of speech disfluencies (stuttering-like and nonstuttering-like) in bilingual Spanish–English (SE) children who stutter (CWS) to SE children who do not stutter (CWNS) during narrative samples elicited in Spanish and English to provide further diagnostic information for this population and preliminary data toward an expansion of this study. Method Participants included six bilingual SE children (three CWS, three CWNS) ranging in age from 5 years to 7;5 (years;months) and recruited from the surrounding Houston, Texas area. Participants provided a narrative sample in English and Spanish. The frequency of speech disfluencies was tabulated, and mean length of utterance was measured for each sample. Results Results indicate that both talker groups exceed the diagnostic criteria typically used for developmental stuttering. Regardless of the language being spoken, CWS participants had a frequency of stuttering-like speech disfluencies that met or exceeded the diagnostic criteria for developmental stuttering that is based on monolingual English speakers. The CWNS participants varied in meeting the criteria depending on the language being spoken, with one of the three CWNS exceeding the criteria in both languages and one exceeding the criteria for percentage of stuttering-like speech disfluencies in one language. Conclusion Findings from this study contribute to the development of more appropriate diagnostic criteria for bilingual SE-speaking children to aid in the reduction of misdiagnoses of stuttering in this population.

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