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ea0015p53 | Clinical practice/governance and case reports | SFEBES2008

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: a consequence of Chiari-I malformation

Kumar Sampath Satish , Chumas Paul , Peckham Daniel , Murray Robert

A 24-year-old women (wt 63 kg, BMI 23) presented with history of secondary amenorrhea. Menarche occurred at age 16 years and was followed by a regular cycle (7/35). She started the combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) at 18 years of age for menorrhagia and stopped this 16 months before her presentation, before undergoing elective surgery. Four months after discontinuing the OCP she experienced a single episode of PV bleeding, but otherwise remained amenorrhoeic. Past history...