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==Overview==
==Overview==
Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with [[hypothalamic]] causes, [[pituitary]] causes, [[ovarian]] insufficiency, and chronic anovulation. The general principle of the treatment in amenorrhea is sex [[hormones replacement therapy|hormone replacement therapy]], mostly with suitable forms of [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]].  
Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended in patients of amenorrhea associated with [[hypothalamic]] causes, [[pituitary]] causes, [[ovarian]] insufficiency, and chronic anovulation. Hormone replacement therapy such as [[estrogen]] and [[progesterone]] are the mainstay of treatment in patients of amenorrhea.  
 
 
==Medical Therapy==
==Medical Therapy==
*Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with [hypothalamic] causes, [pituitary] causes, [ovarian] insufficiency, and chronic anovulation.
*Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with [[hypothalamic]] causes, [[pituitary]] causes, [[ovarian]] insufficiency, and chronic [[anovulation]].
===Amenorrhea===
===Amenorrhea===
*'''1 - Hypothalamic causes'''
*'''1 Hypothalamic causes'''
**1.1 '''Adult'''
**1.1 '''Adult'''
***Preferred regimen (1): [[Alora]] 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (1): [[Alora]] 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (2): [[Climara]] 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied once weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (2): [[Climara]] 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied once weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (3): [[Esclim]] 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (3): [[Esclim]] 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (4): [[Vivelledot|Vivelle-dot]] 0.037, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (4): [[Vivelledot|Vivelle-dot]] 0.037, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (5): [[Premarin]] 0.625-1.25 mg PO daily '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***Preferred regimen (5): [[Premarin]] 0.625-1.25 mg PO daily '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
*'''2 - Pituitary causes'''
*'''2 Pituitary causes'''
**2.1 '''Hyperprolactinemia'''
**2.1 '''Hyperprolactinemia'''
***2.1.1 '''Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia'''
***2.1.1 '''Drug-induced hyperprolactinemia'''
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****Preferred regimen (1): [[Cabergoline]] 0.25 mg PO twice weekly (can increase to 0.25 mg four times a week up to 1 mg twice weekly)
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Cabergoline]] 0.25 mg PO twice weekly (can increase to 0.25 mg four times a week up to 1 mg twice weekly)
****Preferred regimen (2): [[Bromocriptine]] 1.25-2.5 mg PO daily initially (may increase by 2.5 mg/day every 2-7 days). Up to 30 mg PO daily  
****Preferred regimen (2): [[Bromocriptine]] 1.25-2.5 mg PO daily initially (may increase by 2.5 mg/day every 2-7 days). Up to 30 mg PO daily  
****Preferred regimen (3): [[Alora]] 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (3): [[Alora]] 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (4): [[Climara]] 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied once weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (4): [[Climara]] 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, and 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied once weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (5): [[Esclim]] 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (5): [[Esclim]] 0.025, 0.0375, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (6): [[Vivelledot|Vivelle-dot]] 0.037, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (6): [[Vivelledot|Vivelle-dot]] 0.037, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1 mg [[transdermal]] daily, applied twice weekly '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (7): [[Premarin]] 0.625-1.25 mg PO daily '''''PLUS''''' [[Medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
****Preferred regimen (7): [[Premarin]] 0.625-1.25 mg PO daily '''''PLUS''''' [[medroxyprogesterone acetate]] 10 mg PO for 12 days each month
***2.1.3 '''Resistant and malignant prolactinoma'''
***2.1.3 '''Resistant and malignant prolactinoma'''
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Cabergoline]] 1 mg PO twice weekly
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Cabergoline]] 1 mg PO twice weekly
****Preferred regimen (2): [[Bromocriptine]] 30 mg PO daily  
****Preferred regimen (2): [[Bromocriptine]] 30 mg PO daily  
****Preferred regimen (3): [[Temozolomide]] 150–200 mg/m2 IV infusion for five of every 28 days<ref name="pmid22584716">{{cite journal| author=Ortiz LD, Syro LV, Scheithauer BW, Rotondo F, Uribe H, Fadul CE et al.| title=Temozolomide in aggressive pituitary adenomas and carcinomas. | journal=Clinics (Sao Paulo) | year= 2012 | volume= 67 Suppl 1 | issue=  | pages= 119-23 | pmid=22584716 | doi= | pmc=3328813 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22584716  }} </ref>
****Preferred regimen (3): [[Temozolomide]] 150–200 mg/m<sup>2</sup> IV infusion for five of every 28 days<ref name="pmid22584716">{{cite journal| author=Ortiz LD, Syro LV, Scheithauer BW, Rotondo F, Uribe H, Fadul CE et al.| title=Temozolomide in aggressive pituitary adenomas and carcinomas. | journal=Clinics (Sao Paulo) | year= 2012 | volume= 67 Suppl 1 | issue=  | pages= 119-23 | pmid=22584716 | doi= | pmc=3328813 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22584716  }} </ref>
***2.1.4 '''Prolactinoma during pregnancy'''
***2.1.4 '''Prolactinoma during pregnancy'''
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Bromocriptine]] 1.25-2.5 mg PO daily initially (may increase by 2.5 mg/day every 2-7 days). Up to 30 mg PO daily  
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Bromocriptine]] 1.25-2.5 mg PO daily initially (may increase by 2.5 mg/day every 2-7 days). Up to 30 mg PO daily  
* '''3 - Ovary insufficiency'''
* '''3 Ovary insufficiency'''
** 3.1 '''Premature ovarian insufficiency'''<ref name="pmid28426619">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Committee Opinion No. 698: Hormone Therapy in Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |journal=Obstet Gynecol |volume=129 |issue=5 |pages=e134–e141 |year=2017 |pmid=28426619 |doi=10.1097/AOG.0000000000002044 |url=}}</ref>
** 3.1 '''Premature ovarian insufficiency'''<ref name="pmid28426619">{{cite journal |vauthors= |title=Committee Opinion No. 698: Hormone Therapy in Primary Ovarian Insufficiency |journal=Obstet Gynecol |volume=129 |issue=5 |pages=e134–e141 |year=2017 |pmid=28426619 |doi=10.1097/AOG.0000000000002044 |url=}}</ref>
*** 3.1.1 '''Adult'''
*** 3.1.1 '''Adult'''
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****Preferred regimen (2): Micronized [[progesterone]] 200 mg PO daily on the 100th–120th days of 3-month cycle 
****Preferred regimen (2): Micronized [[progesterone]] 200 mg PO daily on the 100th–120th days of 3-month cycle 


* '''4 - Chronic anovulation'''
* '''4 Chronic anovulation'''
** 4.1 '''Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)'''
** 4.1 '''Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)'''
*** 4.1.1 '''Adult'''
*** 4.1.1 '''Adult'''
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****Alternative regimen (3): [[Orlistat]] 120 mg PO q8h<ref name="pmid15536162">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jayagopal V, Kilpatrick ES, Holding S, Jennings PE, Atkin SL |title=Orlistat is as beneficial as metformin in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=2 |pages=729–33 |year=2005 |pmid=15536162 |doi=10.1210/jc.2004-0176 |url=}}</ref>
****Alternative regimen (3): [[Orlistat]] 120 mg PO q8h<ref name="pmid15536162">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jayagopal V, Kilpatrick ES, Holding S, Jennings PE, Atkin SL |title=Orlistat is as beneficial as metformin in the treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=2 |pages=729–33 |year=2005 |pmid=15536162 |doi=10.1210/jc.2004-0176 |url=}}</ref>
****Alternative regimen (4): [[Troglitazone]] 300-600 mg PO daily (weight gain)<ref name="pmid11297595">{{cite journal |vauthors=Azziz R, Ehrmann D, Legro RS, Whitcomb RW, Hanley R, Fereshetian AG, O'Keefe M, Ghazzi MN |title=Troglitazone improves ovulation and hirsutism in the polycystic ovary syndrome: a multicenter, double blind, placebo-controlled trial |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=86 |issue=4 |pages=1626–32 |year=2001 |pmid=11297595 |doi=10.1210/jcem.86.4.7375 |url=}}</ref>
****Alternative regimen (4): [[Troglitazone]] 300-600 mg PO daily (weight gain)<ref name="pmid11297595">{{cite journal |vauthors=Azziz R, Ehrmann D, Legro RS, Whitcomb RW, Hanley R, Fereshetian AG, O'Keefe M, Ghazzi MN |title=Troglitazone improves ovulation and hirsutism in the polycystic ovary syndrome: a multicenter, double blind, placebo-controlled trial |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=86 |issue=4 |pages=1626–32 |year=2001 |pmid=11297595 |doi=10.1210/jcem.86.4.7375 |url=}}</ref>
****Alternative regimen (5): [[Follicle stimulating hormone|Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)]] 150 IU SC or IM daily [cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)<ref name="pmid6768596">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang CF, Gemzell C |title=The use of human gonadotropins for the induction of ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian disease |journal=Fertil. Steril. |volume=33 |issue=5 |pages=479–86 |year=1980 |pmid=6768596 |doi= |url=}}</ref>]
****Alternative regimen (5): [[Follicle stimulating hormone|Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)]] 150 IU SC or IM daily [cause ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)]<ref name="pmid6768596">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wang CF, Gemzell C |title=The use of human gonadotropins for the induction of ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian disease |journal=Fertil. Steril. |volume=33 |issue=5 |pages=479–86 |year=1980 |pmid=6768596 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
***4.1.2 '''Pediatric'''
***4.1.2 '''Pediatric'''
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Metformin]] 1.50–2.55 g PO per day<ref name="GlueckWang2001">{{cite journal|last1=Glueck|first1=C.J|last2=Wang|first2=Ping|last3=Fontaine|first3=Robert|last4=Tracy|first4=Trent|last5=Sieve-Smith|first5=Luann|title=Metformin to restore normal menses in oligo-amenorrheic teenage girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)11The full text of this article is available via JAH Online at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jahonline.|journal=Journal of Adolescent Health|volume=29|issue=3|year=2001|pages=160–169|issn=1054139X|doi=10.1016/S1054-139X(01)00202-6}}</ref>  
****Preferred regimen (1): [[Metformin]] 1.50–2.55 g PO per day<ref name="GlueckWang2001">{{cite journal|last1=Glueck|first1=C.J|last2=Wang|first2=Ping|last3=Fontaine|first3=Robert|last4=Tracy|first4=Trent|last5=Sieve-Smith|first5=Luann|title=Metformin to restore normal menses in oligo-amenorrheic teenage girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)11The full text of this article is available via JAH Online|url= http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jahonline.|journal=Journal of Adolescent Health|volume=29|issue=3|year=2001|pages=160–169|issn=1054139X|doi=10.1016/S1054-139X(01)00202-6}}</ref>
 
===Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs)===
===Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs)===
*Different studies have shown that [[OCP]] therapy can slow down the [[bone loss]] process in patients with [[exercise]]- and [[anorexia]]-associated amenorrhea. The detailed results are as following table:<ref name="pmid18180975">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vescovi JD, Jamal SA, De Souza MJ |title=Strategies to reverse bone loss in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: a systematic review of the literature |journal=Osteoporos Int |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=465–78 |year=2008 |pmid=18180975 |doi=10.1007/s00198-007-0518-6 |url=}}</ref>
*Different studies have shown that [[OCP]] therapy can slow down the [[bone loss]] process in patients with [[exercise]]- and [[anorexia]]-associated amenorrhea. The detailed results are as following table:<ref name="pmid18180975">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vescovi JD, Jamal SA, De Souza MJ |title=Strategies to reverse bone loss in women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: a systematic review of the literature |journal=Osteoporos Int |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=465–78 |year=2008 |pmid=18180975 |doi=10.1007/s00198-007-0518-6 |url=}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{|
!Type of amenorrhea
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Type of amenorrhea
! colspan="2" |Medicine
! colspan="2" style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Medicine
!Dosage
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Dosage
!Treatment duration
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Treatment duration
!Bone mineral density (BMD) site
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Bone mineral density (BMD) site
!Outcome
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Outcome
|-
|-
| rowspan="21" |[[Exercise]]-associated
! rowspan="21" style="background:#7d7d7d; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Exercise-associated<br>functional amenorrhea
functional amenorrhea
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.035 mg
|0.035 mg
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |12 months
| rowspan="2" |12 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid9166162">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hergenroeder AC, Smith EO, Shypailo R, Jones LA, Klish WJ, Ellis K |title=Bone mineral changes in young women with hypothalamic amenorrhea treated with oral contraceptives, medroxyprogesterone, or placebo over 12 months |journal=Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. |volume=176 |issue=5 |pages=1017–25 |year=1997 |pmid=9166162 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid9166162">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hergenroeder AC, Smith EO, Shypailo R, Jones LA, Klish WJ, Ellis K |title=Bone mineral changes in young women with hypothalamic amenorrhea treated with oral contraceptives, medroxyprogesterone, or placebo over 12 months |journal=Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. |volume=176 |issue=5 |pages=1017–25 |year=1997 |pmid=9166162 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Norethindrone]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norethindrone]]<br>[[Medroxyprogesterone]]
[[Medroxyprogesterone]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.5-1.0 mg<br>10 mg
|0.5-1.0 mg
10 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.03 or 0.02 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.03 or 0.02 mg
| rowspan="2" |12 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |12 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]]
| rowspan="2" |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid11725730">{{cite journal |vauthors=Castelo-Branco C, Vicente JJ, Pons F, Martínez de Osaba MJ, Casals E, Vanrell JA |title=Bone mineral density in young, hypothalamic oligoamenorrheic women treated with oral contraceptives |journal=J Reprod Med |volume=46 |issue=10 |pages=875–9 |year=2001 |pmid=11725730 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid11725730">{{cite journal |vauthors=Castelo-Branco C, Vicente JJ, Pons F, Martínez de Osaba MJ, Casals E, Vanrell JA |title=Bone mineral density in young, hypothalamic oligoamenorrheic women treated with oral contraceptives |journal=J Reprod Med |volume=46 |issue=10 |pages=875–9 |year=2001 |pmid=11725730 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Desogestrel]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Desogestrel]]
|0.15 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.15 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.030 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.030 mg
| rowspan="2" |10 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |10 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and legs
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and legs
| rowspan="2" |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in legs<ref name="pmid15328063">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rickenlund A, Carlström K, Ekblom B, Brismar TB, Von Schoultz B, Hirschberg AL |title=Effects of oral contraceptives on body composition and physical performance in female athletes |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=9 |pages=4364–70 |year=2004 |pmid=15328063 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031334 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in legs<ref name="pmid15328063">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rickenlund A, Carlström K, Ekblom B, Brismar TB, Von Schoultz B, Hirschberg AL |title=Effects of oral contraceptives on body composition and physical performance in female athletes |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=9 |pages=4364–70 |year=2004 |pmid=15328063 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031334 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Levonorgestrel]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Levonorgestrel]]
|0.150 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.150 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.05 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.05 mg
| rowspan="2" |8 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |8 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[radius]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[radius]]
| rowspan="2" |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in [[radius]]<ref name="pmid2970444">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Crée C, Lewin R, Ostyn M |title=Suitability of cyproterone acetate in the treatment of osteoporosis associated with athletic amenorrhea |journal=Int J Sports Med |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=187–92 |year=1988 |pmid=2970444 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in [[radius]]<ref name="pmid2970444">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Crée C, Lewin R, Ostyn M |title=Suitability of cyproterone acetate in the treatment of osteoporosis associated with athletic amenorrhea |journal=Int J Sports Med |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=187–92 |year=1988 |pmid=2970444 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Cyproterone acetate]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Cyproterone acetate]]
|2 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |2 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |Conjugated [[estrogen]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |Conjugated [[estrogen]]
|0.0625 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.0625 mg
| rowspan="2" |24 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |24 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid8885817">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cumming DC |title=Exercise-associated amenorrhea, low bone density, and estrogen replacement therapy |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=156 |issue=19 |pages=2193–5 |year=1996 |pmid=8885817 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid8885817">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cumming DC |title=Exercise-associated amenorrhea, low bone density, and estrogen replacement therapy |journal=Arch. Intern. Med. |volume=156 |issue=19 |pages=2193–5 |year=1996 |pmid=8885817 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Transdermal]] [[estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Transdermal]] [[estradiol]]
|0.05 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.05 mg
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |12 days
| rowspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |12 days
|[[Estriol]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Estriol]]
|1 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1 mg
| rowspan="7" |9.3 months
| rowspan="7" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |9.3 months
| rowspan="7" |[[Lumbar spine]], [[femoral neck]], and [[trochanter]]
| rowspan="7" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]], [[femoral neck]], and [[trochanter]]
| rowspan="7" |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid10692976">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gibson JH, Mitchell A, Reeve J, Harries MG |title=Treatment of reduced bone mineral density in athletic amenorrhea: a pilot study |journal=Osteoporos Int |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=284–9 |year=1999 |pmid=10692976 |doi=10.1007/s001980050228 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="7" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid10692976">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gibson JH, Mitchell A, Reeve J, Harries MG |title=Treatment of reduced bone mineral density in athletic amenorrhea: a pilot study |journal=Osteoporos Int |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=284–9 |year=1999 |pmid=10692976 |doi=10.1007/s001980050228 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Estradiol]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Estradiol]]
|2 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |2 mg
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |10 days
| rowspan="3" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |10 days
|[[Estriol]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Estriol]]
|1 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1 mg
|-
|-
|[[Estradiol]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Estradiol]]
|2 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |2 mg
|-
|-
|[[Norethisterone]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norethisterone]]
|1 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1 mg
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |6 days
| rowspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |6 days
|[[Estriol]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Estriol]]
|0.5 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.5 mg
|-
|-
|[[Estradiol]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Estradiol]]
|1 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Premarin]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Premarin]]
|0.625 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.625 mg
| rowspan="2" |24 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |24 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]], [[wrist]], and [[foot]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]], [[wrist]], and [[foot]]
| rowspan="2" |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]], neither in [[wrist]] nor in [[foot]]<ref name="pmid12909505">{{cite journal |vauthors=Warren MP, Brooks-Gunn J, Fox RP, Holderness CC, Hyle EP, Hamilton WG, Hamilton L |title=Persistent osteopenia in ballet dancers with amenorrhea and delayed menarche despite hormone therapy: a longitudinal study |journal=Fertil. Steril. |volume=80 |issue=2 |pages=398–404 |year=2003 |pmid=12909505 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]], neither in [[wrist]] nor in [[foot]]<ref name="pmid12909505">{{cite journal |vauthors=Warren MP, Brooks-Gunn J, Fox RP, Holderness CC, Hyle EP, Hamilton WG, Hamilton L |title=Persistent osteopenia in ballet dancers with amenorrhea and delayed menarche despite hormone therapy: a longitudinal study |journal=Fertil. Steril. |volume=80 |issue=2 |pages=398–404 |year=2003 |pmid=12909505 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Provera]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Provera]]
|10 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |10 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.035 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.035 mg
| rowspan="2" |10 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |10 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in [[femoral neck]]<ref name="pmid16102557">{{cite journal |vauthors=Warren MP, Miller KK, Olson WH, Grinspoon SK, Friedman AJ |title=Effects of an oral contraceptive (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) on bone mineral density in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea and osteopenia: an open-label extension of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study |journal=Contraception |volume=72 |issue=3 |pages=206–11 |year=2005 |pmid=16102557 |doi=10.1016/j.contraception.2005.03.007 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in [[femoral neck]]<ref name="pmid16102557">{{cite journal |vauthors=Warren MP, Miller KK, Olson WH, Grinspoon SK, Friedman AJ |title=Effects of an oral contraceptive (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) on bone mineral density in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea and osteopenia: an open-label extension of a double-blind, placebo-controlled study |journal=Contraception |volume=72 |issue=3 |pages=206–11 |year=2005 |pmid=16102557 |doi=10.1016/j.contraception.2005.03.007 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Norgestimate]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norgestimate]]
|0.180–0.250 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.180–0.250 mg
|-
|-
| rowspan="16" |[[Anorexia]]-associated
! rowspan="16" style="background:#7d7d7d; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Anorexia-associated<br>functional amenorrhea
functional amenorrhea
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.020–0.035 mg
|0.020–0.035 mg
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |12 months
| rowspan="2" |12 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid12106749">{{cite journal |vauthors=Golden NH, Lanzkowsky L, Schebendach J, Palestro CJ, Jacobson MS, Shenker IR |title=The effect of estrogen-progestin treatment on bone mineral density in anorexia nervosa |journal=J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=135–43 |year=2002 |pmid=12106749 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid12106749">{{cite journal |vauthors=Golden NH, Lanzkowsky L, Schebendach J, Palestro CJ, Jacobson MS, Shenker IR |title=The effect of estrogen-progestin treatment on bone mineral density in anorexia nervosa |journal=J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=135–43 |year=2002 |pmid=12106749 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Norgestimate]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norgestimate]]<br>[[Norgestrel]]<br>[[Norethindrone acetate]]<br>[[Levonorgestrel]]
[[Norgestrel]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.180–0.250 mg<br>0.5 mg<br>0.5-1.0 mg<br>-
 
[[Norethindrone acetate]]
 
[[Levonorgestrel]]
|0.180–0.250 mg
0.5 mg
 
0.5-1.0 mg
 
-
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.05 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.05 mg
| rowspan="2" |12 months
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |12 months
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]]
| rowspan="2" |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]]<ref name="pmid11751066">{{cite journal |vauthors=Muñoz MT, Morandé G, García-Centenera JA, Hervás F, Pozo J, Argente J |title=The effects of estrogen administration on bone mineral density in adolescents with anorexia nervosa |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=146 |issue=1 |pages=45–50 |year=2002 |pmid=11751066 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]]<ref name="pmid11751066">{{cite journal |vauthors=Muñoz MT, Morandé G, García-Centenera JA, Hervás F, Pozo J, Argente J |title=The effects of estrogen administration on bone mineral density in adolescents with anorexia nervosa |journal=Eur. J. Endocrinol. |volume=146 |issue=1 |pages=45–50 |year=2002 |pmid=11751066 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Norgestrel]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norgestrel]]
|0.5 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.5 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Premarin]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Premarin]]
|0.625 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.625 mg
| rowspan="3" |18 months
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |18 months
| rowspan="3" |[[Lumbar spine]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]]
| rowspan="3" |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]]<ref name="pmid7883849">{{cite journal |vauthors=Klibanski A, Biller BM, Schoenfeld DA, Herzog DB, Saxe VC |title=The effects of estrogen administration on trabecular bone loss in young women with anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=898–904 |year=1995 |pmid=7883849 |doi=10.1210/jcem.80.3.7883849 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]]<ref name="pmid7883849">{{cite journal |vauthors=Klibanski A, Biller BM, Schoenfeld DA, Herzog DB, Saxe VC |title=The effects of estrogen administration on trabecular bone loss in young women with anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=898–904 |year=1995 |pmid=7883849 |doi=10.1210/jcem.80.3.7883849 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Provera]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Provera]]
|5 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |5 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.035 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.035 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Premarin]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Premarin]]
|0.3–0.625 mg daily
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.3–0.625 mg daily
|4.3 years
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |4.3 years
|[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
|Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid10999805">{{cite journal |vauthors=Karlsson MK, Weigall SJ, Duan Y, Seeman E |title=Bone size and volumetric density in women with anorexia nervosa receiving estrogen replacement therapy and in women recovered from anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=85 |issue=9 |pages=3177–82 |year=2000 |pmid=10999805 |doi=10.1210/jcem.85.9.6796 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increased [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid10999805">{{cite journal |vauthors=Karlsson MK, Weigall SJ, Duan Y, Seeman E |title=Bone size and volumetric density in women with anorexia nervosa receiving estrogen replacement therapy and in women recovered from anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=85 |issue=9 |pages=3177–82 |year=2000 |pmid=10999805 |doi=10.1210/jcem.85.9.6796 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.020 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.020 mg
| rowspan="3" |12 months
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |12 months
| rowspan="3" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="3" |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid12414853">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gordon CM, Grace E, Emans SJ, Feldman HA, Goodman E, Becker KA, Rosen CJ, Gundberg CM, LeBoff MS |title=Effects of oral dehydroepiandrosterone on bone density in young women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized trial |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=11 |pages=4935–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12414853 |doi=10.1210/jc.2002-020545 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid12414853">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gordon CM, Grace E, Emans SJ, Feldman HA, Goodman E, Becker KA, Rosen CJ, Gundberg CM, LeBoff MS |title=Effects of oral dehydroepiandrosterone on bone density in young women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized trial |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=11 |pages=4935–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12414853 |doi=10.1210/jc.2002-020545 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Levonorgestrel]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Levonorgestrel]]
|0.1 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.1 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[DHEA|Dihydroepiandrostendion (DHEA)]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[DHEA|Dihydroepiandrostendion (DHEA)]]
|50 mg daily
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |50 mg daily
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Recombinant]] [[Insulin-like growth factor 1|IGF-1]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Recombinant]] [[Insulin-like growth factor 1|IGF-1]]
|30 mg/kg twice daily
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |30 mg/kg twice daily
| rowspan="3" |9 months
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |9 months
| rowspan="3" |[[Lumbar spine]], [[femoral neck]], and [[radius]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]], [[femoral neck]], and [[radius]]
| rowspan="3" |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid12050268">{{cite journal |vauthors=Grinspoon S, Thomas L, Miller K, Herzog D, Klibanski A |title=Effects of recombinant human IGF-I and oral contraceptive administration on bone density in anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=6 |pages=2883–91 |year=2002 |pmid=12050268 |doi=10.1210/jcem.87.6.8574 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid12050268">{{cite journal |vauthors=Grinspoon S, Thomas L, Miller K, Herzog D, Klibanski A |title=Effects of recombinant human IGF-I and oral contraceptive administration on bone density in anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=87 |issue=6 |pages=2883–91 |year=2002 |pmid=12050268 |doi=10.1210/jcem.87.6.8574 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.035 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.035 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Norethindrone]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norethindrone]]
|0.4 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.4 mg
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Ethinyl estradiol]]
|0.035 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.035 mg
| rowspan="2" |13 cycles
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |13 cycles
| rowspan="2" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="2" |No significant change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid17116511">{{cite journal |vauthors=Strokosch GR, Friedman AJ, Wu SC, Kamin M |title=Effects of an oral contraceptive (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) on bone mineral density in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study |journal=J Adolesc Health |volume=39 |issue=6 |pages=819–27 |year=2006 |pmid=17116511 |doi=10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.010 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |No significant change [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in any sites<ref name="pmid17116511">{{cite journal |vauthors=Strokosch GR, Friedman AJ, Wu SC, Kamin M |title=Effects of an oral contraceptive (norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol) on bone mineral density in adolescent females with anorexia nervosa: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study |journal=J Adolesc Health |volume=39 |issue=6 |pages=819–27 |year=2006 |pmid=17116511 |doi=10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.010 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Norgestimate]]
| colspan="2" style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Norgestimate]]
|0.180–0.250 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |0.180–0.250 mg
|}
|}
===Androgen therapy===
===Androgen therapy===
*It is assumed that 50, 100, or 200 mg of micronized [[DHEA]] daily can increase [[Bone mineral density|bone mineral density (BMD)]], and prevent the osteoporotic [[fracture]]. But there is not any established long term study to prove this effect.<ref name="pmid12414853" />
*Recent studies have shown that androgen therapy in the dose of 50, 100, or 200 mg of micronized [[DHEA]] daily may increase [[Bone mineral density|bone mineral density (BMD)]], and prevent osteoporotic [[fracture]]. However, there is no established long term study to prove this effect.<ref name="pmid12414853" />
===Recombinant insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)===
===Recombinant insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)===
*It is approved that using [[recombinant]] [[Insulin-like growth factor-1|insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)]] (30 μg/kg−1 twice per day) along with OCP (0.035 mg [[ethinyl estradiol]] and 0.4 mg [[norethindrone]]) secondarily prevents the [[fracture]] in [[hypothalamic]] amenorrhea, due to [[anorexia nervosa]],  with increasing [[Bone mineral density|bone mineral density (BMD)]].<ref name="pmid12050268" />
*[[Recombinant]] [[Insulin-like growth factor-1|insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)]] (30 μg/kg−1 twice per day) along with OCP (0.035 mg [[ethinyl estradiol]] and 0.4 mg [[norethindrone]]) prevents [[fracture]] in [[hypothalamic]] amenorrhea (due to [[anorexia nervosa]]) by increasing [[Bone mineral density|bone mineral density (BMD)]].<ref name="pmid12050268" />
===Recombinant leptin===
===Recombinant leptin===
*It seems that administering [[recombinant]] [[Leptin]] (0.08 mg/kg) [[subcutaneous]] daily for 2–3 months would result in increasing [[bone formation]] markers; though, decreasing [[fracture]] risk through secondary prevention.<ref name="pmid15342807">{{cite journal |vauthors=Welt CK, Chan JL, Bullen J, Murphy R, Smith P, DePaoli AM, Karalis A, Mantzoros CS |title=Recombinant human leptin in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=351 |issue=10 |pages=987–97 |year=2004 |pmid=15342807 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa040388 |url=}}</ref>
*Recent studies have shown that administering [[recombinant]] [[leptin]] (0.08 mg/kg) [[subcutaneous]] daily for 2–3 months can lead to an increase in [[bone]] formation markers; and also decrease [[fracture]] risk through [[secondary prevention]].<ref name="pmid15342807">{{cite journal |vauthors=Welt CK, Chan JL, Bullen J, Murphy R, Smith P, DePaoli AM, Karalis A, Mantzoros CS |title=Recombinant human leptin in women with hypothalamic amenorrhea |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=351 |issue=10 |pages=987–97 |year=2004 |pmid=15342807 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa040388 |url=}}</ref>
===Bisphosphonates===
===Bisphosphonates===
*In [[adolescent]] women with [[anorexia]]-induced amenorrhea, [[alendronate]] (10 mg) with [[calcium]] (1200 mg) and vitamin D (400 IU) for a year show significant improvement in [[bone loss]]. Therefore, they can be used as secondary prevention.<ref name="pmid15784715">{{cite journal |vauthors=Golden NH, Iglesias EA, Jacobson MS, Carey D, Meyer W, Schebendach J, Hertz S, Shenker IR |title=Alendronate for the treatment of osteopenia in anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=6 |pages=3179–85 |year=2005 |pmid=15784715 |doi=10.1210/jc.2004-1659 |url=}}</ref>
*In [[adolescent]] women with [[anorexia]]-induced amenorrhea, [[alendronate]] (10 mg) with [[calcium]] (1200 mg) and [[vitamin D]] (400 IU) for a year has been associated with significant improvement in [[bone loss]]. Therefore, [[Bisphosphonate|bisphosphonates]] can be used as [[secondary prevention]].<ref name="pmid15784715">{{cite journal |vauthors=Golden NH, Iglesias EA, Jacobson MS, Carey D, Meyer W, Schebendach J, Hertz S, Shenker IR |title=Alendronate for the treatment of osteopenia in anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=90 |issue=6 |pages=3179–85 |year=2005 |pmid=15784715 |doi=10.1210/jc.2004-1659 |url=}}</ref>
*The major uses of [[bisphosphonates]] as secondary prevention for functional amenorrhea are as following table.
*Doses of [[bisphosphonates]] for [[secondary prevention]] of functional amenorrhea are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
{|
!Medicine
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Medicine
!Dose
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Dose
!Treatment duration
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Treatment duration
!Bone mineral density (BMD) site
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Bone mineral density (BMD) site
!Outcome
! style="background:#4479BA; color: #FFFFFF;" align="center" + |Outcome
|-
|-
|[[Etidronate]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Etidronate]]
|200 mg daily
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |200 mg daily
| rowspan="3" |3 months
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |3 months
| rowspan="3" |[[Tibial]] midshaft
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Tibial]] midshaft
| rowspan="3" |Non-significant increase in [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid16231362">{{cite journal |vauthors=Nakahara T, Nagai N, Tanaka M, Muranaga T, Kojima S, Nozoe S, Naruo T |title=The effects of bone therapy on tibial bone loss in young women with anorexia nervosa |journal=Int J Eat Disord |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=20–6 |year=2006 |pmid=16231362 |doi=10.1002/eat.20197 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Non-significant increase in [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid16231362">{{cite journal |vauthors=Nakahara T, Nagai N, Tanaka M, Muranaga T, Kojima S, Nozoe S, Naruo T |title=The effects of bone therapy on tibial bone loss in young women with anorexia nervosa |journal=Int J Eat Disord |volume=39 |issue=1 |pages=20–6 |year=2006 |pmid=16231362 |doi=10.1002/eat.20197 |url=}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Calcium]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Calcium]]
|600 mg daily
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |600 mg daily
|-
|-
|[[Vitamin D]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Vitamin D]]
|1 μg daily
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1 μg daily
|-
|-
|[[Risedronate]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Risedronate]]
|5 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |5 mg
| rowspan="3" |9 months
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |9 months
| rowspan="3" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="3" |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in [[femoral neck]]<ref name="pmid15292325">{{cite journal |vauthors=Miller KK, Grieco KA, Mulder J, Grinspoon S, Mickley D, Yehezkel R, Herzog DB, Klibanski A |title=Effects of risedronate on bone density in anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=8 |pages=3903–6 |year=2004 |pmid=15292325 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031885 |url=}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Increase [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in [[lumbar spine]] not in [[femoral neck]]<ref name="pmid15292325">{{cite journal |vauthors=Miller KK, Grieco KA, Mulder J, Grinspoon S, Mickley D, Yehezkel R, Herzog DB, Klibanski A |title=Effects of risedronate on bone density in anorexia nervosa |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=89 |issue=8 |pages=3903–6 |year=2004 |pmid=15292325 |doi=10.1210/jc.2003-031885 |url=}}</ref>
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|[[Calcium]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Calcium]]
|1500 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1500 mg
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|-
|[[Vitamin D]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Vitamin D]]
|400 IU
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |400 IU
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|[[Alendronate]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Alendronate]]
|10 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |10 mg
| rowspan="3" |12 months
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |12 months
| rowspan="3" |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |[[Lumbar spine]] and [[femoral neck]]
| rowspan="3" |Non-significant increase in [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid15784715" />
| rowspan="3" style="background:#F5F5F5;" + |Non-significant increase in [[Bone mineral density|BMD]] in all sites<ref name="pmid15784715" />
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|[[Calcium]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Calcium]]
|1200 mg
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |1200 mg
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|[[Vitamin D]]
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" align="center" + |[[Vitamin D]]
|400 IU
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" + |400 IU
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eiman Ghaffarpasand, M.D. [2]

Overview

Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended in patients of amenorrhea associated with hypothalamic causes, pituitary causes, ovarian insufficiency, and chronic anovulation. Hormone replacement therapy such as estrogen and progesterone are the mainstay of treatment in patients of amenorrhea.

Medical Therapy

Amenorrhea

  • 1 Hypothalamic causes
  • 2 Pituitary causes
  • 3 Ovary insufficiency
    • 3.1 Premature ovarian insufficiency[2]
    • 3.2 Turner syndrome[3]
      • 3.2.1 12-13 years old
        • Preferred regimen (1): Depot 17-β estradiol 0.2–0.4 mg IM every month
        • Alternative regimen (1): 17-β estradiol 6.25 μg transdermal daily
        • Alternative regimen (2): Micronized 17-β estradiol 0.25 mg PO daily
      • 3.2.2 12.5-15 years old
        • Gradually increase 17-β estradiol dose over about 2 years (e.g., 14, 25, 37, 50, 75, 100, 200 μg daily via patch) to adult dose, as following:
          • Preferred regimen (1): 17-β estradiol 100–200 μg transdermal daily
          • Preferred regimen (2): Micronized estradiol 2–4 mg PO daily
          • Preferred regimen (3): Ethinyl estradiol 20 μg PO daily
          • Preferred regimen (4): Conjugated equine estrogen 1.25–2.5 mg PO daily
      • 3.2.3 14-16 years old
        • Preferred regimen (1): Micronized progesterone 200 mg PO daily on the 20th–30th days of monthly cycle
        • Preferred regimen (2): Micronized progesterone 200 mg PO daily on the 100th–120th days of 3-month cycle 
  • 4 Chronic anovulation

Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs)

  • Different studies have shown that OCP therapy can slow down the bone loss process in patients with exercise- and anorexia-associated amenorrhea. The detailed results are as following table:[13]
Type of amenorrhea Medicine Dosage Treatment duration Bone mineral density (BMD) site Outcome
Exercise-associated
functional amenorrhea
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increased BMD in all sites[14]
Norethindrone
Medroxyprogesterone
0.5-1.0 mg
10 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 or 0.02 mg 12 months Lumbar spine Increased BMD in all sites[15]
Desogestrel 0.15 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.030 mg 10 months Lumbar spine and legs Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in legs[16]
Levonorgestrel 0.150 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 mg 8 months Lumbar spine and radius Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in radius[17]
Cyproterone acetate 2 mg
Conjugated estrogen 0.0625 mg 24 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increased BMD in all sites[18]
Transdermal estradiol 0.05 mg
12 days Estriol 1 mg 9.3 months Lumbar spine, femoral neck, and trochanter No change BMD in any sites[19]
Estradiol 2 mg
10 days Estriol 1 mg
Estradiol 2 mg
Norethisterone 1 mg
6 days Estriol 0.5 mg
Estradiol 1 mg
Premarin 0.625 mg 24 months Lumbar spine, wrist, and foot Increase BMD in lumbar spine, neither in wrist nor in foot[20]
Provera 10 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg 10 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in femoral neck[21]
Norgestimate 0.180–0.250 mg
Anorexia-associated
functional amenorrhea
Ethinyl estradiol 0.020–0.035 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck No change BMD in any sites[22]
Norgestimate
Norgestrel
Norethindrone acetate
Levonorgestrel
0.180–0.250 mg
0.5 mg
0.5-1.0 mg
-
Ethinyl estradiol 0.05 mg 12 months Lumbar spine No change BMD[23]
Norgestrel 0.5 mg
Premarin 0.625 mg 18 months Lumbar spine No change BMD[24]
Provera 5 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg
Premarin 0.3–0.625 mg daily 4.3 years Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increased BMD in all sites[25]
Ethinyl estradiol 0.020 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck No change BMD in any sites[26]
Levonorgestrel 0.1 mg
Dihydroepiandrostendion (DHEA) 50 mg daily
Recombinant IGF-1 30 mg/kg twice daily 9 months Lumbar spine, femoral neck, and radius No change BMD in any sites[27]
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg
Norethindrone 0.4 mg
Ethinyl estradiol 0.035 mg 13 cycles Lumbar spine and femoral neck No significant change BMD in any sites[28]
Norgestimate 0.180–0.250 mg

Androgen therapy

  • Recent studies have shown that androgen therapy in the dose of 50, 100, or 200 mg of micronized DHEA daily may increase bone mineral density (BMD), and prevent osteoporotic fracture. However, there is no established long term study to prove this effect.[26]

Recombinant insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)

Recombinant leptin

Bisphosphonates

Medicine Dose Treatment duration Bone mineral density (BMD) site Outcome
Etidronate 200 mg daily 3 months Tibial midshaft Non-significant increase in BMD in all sites[31]
Calcium 600 mg daily
Vitamin D 1 μg daily
Risedronate 5 mg 9 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Increase BMD in lumbar spine not in femoral neck[32]
Calcium 1500 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU
Alendronate 10 mg 12 months Lumbar spine and femoral neck Non-significant increase in BMD in all sites[30]
Calcium 1200 mg
Vitamin D 400 IU

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