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  • Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology

Background:

  • Menstrual suppression is a clinical strategy for managing menstrual symptoms and related medical conditions.
  • Hormonal therapies have been utilized for decades to achieve menstrual suppression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review situations where menstrual suppression is beneficial.
  • To list effective medical amenorrhea-inducing options.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on hormonal therapies for menstrual suppression.
  • Analysis of different formulations and delivery methods for progestins and other agents.

Main Results:

  • Various hormonal options are available, including oral contraceptives, patches, rings, progestins (injections, oral, IUDs), and GnRH antagonists.
  • Success rates in achieving amenorrhea vary but generally increase over time with continued therapy.
  • Side effects, primarily unscheduled bleeding, can limit therapy, but benefits include improved quality of life and management of comorbidities.

Conclusions:

  • Menstrual suppression offers significant benefits for women's quality of life and can positively impact chronic conditions.
  • A range of effective therapies exist for inducing medical amenorrhea, with varying success and side effect profiles.