Anovulatory Cycles - Information, Causes, Symptoms And Treatment of Anovulatory Cycles

What is Anovulatory Cycles ?

Anovulatory cycle is a menstrual cycle in which ovulation fails to occur. This means that you do bleed but do not release an egg or ovulate. Hence the term anovulation. This is normally supposed to happen during menopause. If it does happen before then anovulation translates into difficulty in conception or infertility. Anovulatory cycles tend to occur occasionally throughout the childbearing years, but are most common during adolescence and in the years before menopause ("perimenopause").

Chronic anovulation

Chronic anovulation ­ which is different from the normal occurrence of some anovulatory cycles intermingled with the ovulatory ones ­ is obviously associated with infertility, as well as hyperestrogenism and endometrial hyperplasia. Endometrial hyperplasia requires special medical attention in order to prevent the possible development of endometrial cancer.

Treatment of Anovulatory Cycles

Treatments for anovulatory cycles vary based on the cause of the condition and other factors i.e age and medical history. Almost every women who do not ovulate and also do not menstruate, a disorder known as amenorrhea, or do not menstruate regularly, a condition called oligomenorrhea.

Treatment of Anovulatory Cycles is :

• Medications for specific underlying conditions.
• Nutritional modifications.
• Stress reduction.
• Surgery (in the case of tumors).