Patient's question:
[Can artificial cycles be used to regulate periods for all cases of menstrual irregularity and amenorrhea? Are they effective? If you want to have children, should you start ovulation induction after regulating your period for three months? Do you need to go to the hospital for daily check-ups during ovulation induction?]Doctor's answer:
Menstruation can be classified into primary and secondary types. The former is due to reproductive and developmental reasons, where menstruation has never occurred. The latter refers to a previous normal menstrual cycle that has ceased due to certain environmental factors. It is likely that you fall into the latter category. Menstruation can be restored artificially by identifying the underlying cause. Generally, secondary amenorrhea is primarily caused by issues in any of the following: the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary-uterus axis. The first step in treatment is to identify the problem. Subsequently, methods such as artificial estrogen-progesterone sequential therapy can restore normal menstruation. The timing of ovulation depends on the specific issue. During ovulation induction, daily hospital visits are not required.