{"id":17106,"date":"2023-03-17T10:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/?p=17106"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T16:57:18","slug":"causa-amenorrea-primaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/causes-primary-amenorrhea\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfD\u00f3nde tengo la regla? Las causas de la amenorrea primaria\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, los periodos. Puede que sean frustrantes e inc\u00f3modas cuando llegan, pero lo cierto es que no nos gusta que desaparezcan inesperadamente. La raz\u00f3n m\u00e1s com\u00fan para que se interrumpa la menstruaci\u00f3n es, como habr\u00e1s adivinado, el embarazo. Pero la ausencia prolongada de menstruaciones, conocida como <em>amenorrea<\/em>La falta de menstruaci\u00f3n, incluso fuera del embarazo o la lactancia, afecta a 1 de cada 25 mujeres y, con demasiada frecuencia, las mujeres se quedan con m\u00e1s preguntas que respuestas sobre lo que hay detr\u00e1s de la falta de menstruaci\u00f3n.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-it-ever-normal-to-not-have-a-period\"><span id=\"is-it-ever-normal-to-not-have-a-period\">\u00bfEs normal no tener la regla?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entre la primera menstruaci\u00f3n de una mujer (menarquia) y la \u00faltima (menopausia), los \u00fanicos momentos en los que su cuerpo dejar\u00e1 de ovular en un estado de salud normal son durante el embarazo y la lactancia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antes de que una chica pase por <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckmanuals.com\/home\/women-s-health-issues\/biology-of-the-female-reproductive-system\/puberty-in-girls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pubertad<\/a>Cuando una mujer tiene la menarquia, la menstruaci\u00f3n no se produce porque sus ovarios a\u00fan no han empezado a producir el estr\u00f3geno necesario para que se produzca la ovulaci\u00f3n. En Estados Unidos, la edad media de la menarquia es de 12 a\u00f1os, aunque puede oscilar entre los 10 y los 16 a\u00f1os en funci\u00f3n de la alimentaci\u00f3n, el peso, la gen\u00e9tica e incluso el origen \u00e9tnico.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durante las cuatro d\u00e9cadas siguientes a la menarquia, la menstruaci\u00f3n se interrumpe de forma natural debido al embarazo y la lactancia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/pregnancy\/bodily-changes-during#hormonal-changes:~:text=Estrogen%20and%20progesterone%20changes,life%20when%20not%20pregnant.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">niveles<\/a> tanto de estr\u00f3geno como de progesterona ser\u00e1 en realidad <em>superior<\/em> que en cualquier otro momento. Durante el embarazo, no se produce la menstruaci\u00f3n (el desprendimiento del revestimiento uterino) porque el endometrio acumulado est\u00e1 haciendo aquello para lo que fue creado: sostener al beb\u00e9 en desarrollo. Despu\u00e9s del parto, las mujeres no suelen ovular durante unas seis semanas. <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/lactancia-materna-conocimiento-de-la-fertilidad-no-quedarse-embarazada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lactancia materna<\/a> puede hacer que la ovulaci\u00f3n posparto se retrase entre 6 y 8 meses (\u00a1o m\u00e1s en algunas mujeres!). Por eso, en determinadas condiciones, la <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/lactancia-materna-conocimiento-de-la-fertilidad-no-quedarse-embarazada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">m\u00e9todo de la amenorrea de la lactancia (MELA) <\/a>puede utilizarse para prevenir el embarazo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En la mayor\u00eda de las mujeres, la menstruaci\u00f3n cesa de forma permanente <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/menopause\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20353397#:~:text=In%20your%2040s%2C%20your%20menstrual%20periods%20may%20become%20longer%20or%20shorter%2C%20heavier%20or%20lighter%2C%20and%20more%20or%20less%20frequent%2C%20until%20eventually%20%E2%80%94%20on%20average%2C%20by%20age%2051%20%E2%80%94%20your%20ovaries%20stop%20releasing%20eggs%2C%20and%20you%20have%20no%20more%20periods.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alrededor de los 50 a\u00f1os<\/a> debido a la menopausia, cuando los niveles de estr\u00f3geno (que comienzan <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/los-ciclos-y-el-cambio-fertilidad-despues-de-los-35-menopausia-perimenopausia-premenopausia-ciclos-salud-estilo-de-vida-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en declive<\/a> a mediados de los 30 a\u00f1os en la mayor\u00eda de las mujeres) descienden lo suficiente como para que ya no se produzca la ovulaci\u00f3n.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-causes-periods-to-stop\"><span id=\"what-causes-periods-to-stop\">Causas de la interrupci\u00f3n de la menstruaci\u00f3n&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aparte de los casos mencionados anteriormente, la menstruaci\u00f3n (que indica que se ha producido la ovulaci\u00f3n) es fundamental para el desarrollo y la salud de la mujer. Para saber m\u00e1s sobre el incre\u00edble papel de la ovulaci\u00f3n en la salud de los senos, el coraz\u00f3n, el cerebro, el sistema inmunitario y los huesos, echa un vistazo a la serie de Natural Womanhood en <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/tema\/metodos-de-conocimiento-de-la-fertilidad\/razones-por-las-que-las-mujeres-necesitan-menstruar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">por qu\u00e9 las mujeres necesitan la menstruaci\u00f3n<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En<em> m\u00e1s<\/em> casos, la amenorrea est\u00e1 causada por un problema en el sistema hormonal (formado por el hipot\u00e1lamo, la hip\u00f3fisis y los ovarios) que provoca que los ovarios no liberen \u00f3vulos. Sin ovulaci\u00f3n, el endometrio no se acumula (porque no hay embarazo posible) y no se produce la menstruaci\u00f3n. Otros factores que con menos frecuencia provocan la interrupci\u00f3n de la menstruaci\u00f3n son los defectos cong\u00e9nitos, los trastornos gen\u00e9ticos, los medicamentos, el consumo de drogas il\u00edcitas y las enfermedades que afectan al \u00fatero, el cuello uterino o la vagina.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las causas subyacentes de la amenorrea var\u00edan mucho en funci\u00f3n de si una chica nunca empieza a tener la menstruaci\u00f3n, lo que se conoce como <em>amenorrea primaria<\/em>o si los periodos comienzan y luego se detienen, lo que se denomina <em>amenorrea secundaria<\/em>.  En una serie de 3 partes, Natural Womanhood explora las causas de la amenorrea. <em>y<\/em> qu\u00e9 puedes hacer si la experimentas. En esta primera parte, hablar\u00e9 de las causas de la amenorrea primaria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-primary-amenorrhea\"><span id=\"primary-amenorrhea\">Amenorrea primaria&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La amenorrea primaria se define como la ausencia de la primera menstruaci\u00f3n antes de los 15 a\u00f1os, y es mucho menos frecuente que la amenorrea secundaria. Normalmente, la amenorrea primaria se debe a un trastorno gen\u00e9tico o a un defecto cong\u00e9nito que afecta a los \u00f3rganos reproductores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-turner-syndrome\"><span id=\"turner-syndrome\">S\u00edndrome de Turner<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckmanuals.com\/home\/children-s-health-issues\/chromosome-and-gene-abnormalities\/turner-syndrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S\u00edndrome de Turner<\/a> es un trastorno gen\u00e9tico que provoca la ausencia parcial o total de uno de los cromosomas X. La gran mayor\u00eda de las mujeres con este trastorno son inf\u00e9rtiles debido al desarrollo de tejido conjuntivo en lugar de los ovarios. El s\u00edndrome de Turner s\u00f3lo causa amenorrea primaria, por lo que si una mujer empieza a tener periodos y luego deja de tenerlos, es un culpable que puede descartar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia\"><span id=\"congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia\">Hiperplasia suprarrenal cong\u00e9nita<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otro trastorno gen\u00e9tico frecuente detr\u00e1s de los casos de amenorrea primaria es la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20355205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hiperplasia suprarrenal cong\u00e9nita<\/a> (CAH). Al afectar a las gl\u00e1ndulas suprarrenales (situadas encima de los ri\u00f1ones), la HSC hace que estas gl\u00e1ndulas produzcan testosterona en exceso (que todas las mujeres tienen de forma natural en su organismo, pero normalmente en cantidades muy peque\u00f1as).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Existen dos tipos de HSC: cl\u00e1sica y no cl\u00e1sica. La hiperplasia suprarrenal cong\u00e9nita cl\u00e1sica es mucho m\u00e1s grave y suele provocar defectos cong\u00e9nitos y una deficiencia de cortisol potencialmente mortal; este tipo tiene m\u00e1s probabilidades de causar amenorrea primaria. La hiperplasia suprarrenal cong\u00e9nita no cl\u00e1sica, por otro lado, es mucho m\u00e1s leve y a menudo pasa desapercibida hasta la pubertad, cuando tiende a causar menstruaciones irregulares y el desarrollo de caracter\u00edsticas masculinas como vello facial y voz grave.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-genital-birth-defects\"><span id=\"genital-birth-defects\">Defectos genitales de nacimiento<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La amenorrea primaria tambi\u00e9n es frecuente en ni\u00f1as con <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckmanuals.com\/home\/children-s-health-issues\/birth-defects-of-the-urinary-tract-and-genitals\/genital-birth-defects#v33013940\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defectos genitales de nacimiento<\/a>que pueden deberse a niveles hormonales inadecuados durante el desarrollo fetal, anomal\u00edas de los cromosomas sexuales o exposici\u00f3n a sustancias como f\u00e1rmacos u hormonas. Ejemplos de estos defectos son los genitales ambiguos y las <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckmanuals.com\/home\/children-s-health-issues\/birth-defects-of-the-urinary-tract-and-genitals\/genital-birth-defects#v33013958\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">himen imperforado<\/a>Cuando el himen -la fina membrana que normalmente cubre parte de la vagina- bloquea completamente la abertura vaginal. Cuando comienza la menstruaci\u00f3n, la sangre queda atrapada en lugar de fluir hacia el exterior.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-delayed-puberty\"><span id=\"delayed-puberty\">Retraso de la pubertad&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Una visi\u00f3n de conjunto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckmanuals.com\/home\/children-s-health-issues\/hormonal-disorders-in-children\/delayed-puberty#:~:text=Causes%20of%20Delayed%20Puberty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retraso<\/a> en el desarrollo sexual tambi\u00e9n dar\u00e1 lugar a una amenorrea primaria. En la mayor\u00eda de los casos de retraso puberal, el desarrollo normal simplemente se produce m\u00e1s tarde. Este patr\u00f3n suele ser hereditario; una ni\u00f1a cuya madre empez\u00f3 tarde a menstruar probablemente tambi\u00e9n empezar\u00e1 tarde. El bajo peso debido a una mala alimentaci\u00f3n, a dietas o a un exceso de ejercicio tambi\u00e9n provoca un retraso de la pubertad y amenorrea primaria.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other-reasons-for-primary-amenorrhea\"><span id=\"other-reasons-for-primary-amenorrhea\">Otras causas de amenorrea primaria<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otras causas menos frecuentes de amenorrea primaria y retraso de la pubertad son trastornos como la diabetes, la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII), la enfermedad renal, la fibrosis qu\u00edstica y la anemia; la radioterapia o la quimioterapia contra el c\u00e1ncer; o trastornos autoinmunitarios (como el <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/tiroiditis-hashimotos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiroiditis de Hashimoto<\/a>(enfermedad de Addison y algunos trastornos que afectan directamente a los ovarios).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pituitary-dysfunction\"><span id=\"pituitary-dysfunction\">Disfunci\u00f3n hipofisaria<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dado que el hipot\u00e1lamo y la hip\u00f3fisis desempe\u00f1an un papel crucial en el desarrollo sexual, cualquier alteraci\u00f3n de este sistema hormonal en el cerebro tambi\u00e9n puede hacer que la producci\u00f3n de hormonas se ralentice o se detenga. Normalmente, la pubertad comienza porque el hipot\u00e1lamo emite r\u00e1fagas de hormona liberadora de gonadotropina (GnRH). La GnRH provoca que la hip\u00f3fisis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourhormones.info\/glands\/pituitary-gland\/#:~:text=Luteinising%20hormone%20and%20follicle%20stimulating%20hormone%2C%20also%20known%20as%20gonadotrophins.%20They%20act%20on%20the%20ovaries%20or%20testes%20to%20stimulate%20sex%20hormone%20production%2C%20and%20egg%20and%20sperm%20maturity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">producir<\/a> la hormona luteinizante (LH) y la hormona foliculoestimulante (FSH), que a su vez estimulan los ovarios para que crezcan y empiecen a producir estr\u00f3genos. Los traumatismos craneoencef\u00e1licos a cualquier edad, sobre todo los graves, pueden infligir da\u00f1os duraderos en la salud reproductiva de la mujer, ya que suelen afectar a la funci\u00f3n hipofisaria. Las investigaciones han demostrado que las mujeres suelen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitivefxusa.com\/blog\/post-concussion-syndrome-menstrual-cycle-changes#:~:text=A%20study%20showed%20that%2046%25%20of%20women%20with%20moderate%20or%20severe%20brain%20injury%20experienced%20amenorrhea%2C%20and%2068%25%20reported%20irregular%20cycles%20up%20to%2060%20months%20post%20injury.%C2%A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experiencia<\/a> per\u00edodos perdidos despu\u00e9s de una conmoci\u00f3n cerebral, por ejemplo.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otras causas de disfunci\u00f3n hipofisaria que pueden provocar amenorrea primaria son las siguientes <a href=\"https:\/\/pituitary.mgh.harvard.edu\/Amenorrhea.htm#:~:text=Potential%20pituitary%20causes%20of%20amenorrhea,acromegaly%20can%20also%20cause%20amenorrhea.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tumor<\/a> en o cerca de la gl\u00e1ndula pituitaria o el hipot\u00e1lamo; aunque normalmente no son cancerosos, pueden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancertherapyadvisor.com\/home\/decision-support-in-medicine\/labmed\/primary-amenorrhea-due-to-pituitary-disease\/#:~:text=Prolactin%20secreting%20pituitary,hyperstimulation%20syndrome%20(OHSS).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prevenir<\/a> el inicio de la menstruaci\u00f3n, ya sea debido a la supresi\u00f3n de LH y FSH o a la sobreproducci\u00f3n de prolactina.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hypothalamic-dysfunction\"><span id=\"hypothalamic-dysfunction\">Disfunci\u00f3n hipotal\u00e1mica<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Otra posible causa del retraso puberal es un trastorno gen\u00e9tico denominado <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chop.edu\/conditions-diseases\/kallmann-syndrome#:~:text=is%20Kallmann%20syndrome%3F-,What%20is%20Kallmann%20syndrome%3F,brain%20that%20signal%20the%20hypothalamus.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kallman<\/a> que se caracteriza por el subdesarrollo de determinadas neuronas del cerebro encargadas de enviar se\u00f1ales al hipot\u00e1lamo para estimular la producci\u00f3n hormonal en la hip\u00f3fisis. Esencialmente, el s\u00edndrome de Kallman interrumpe el paso inicial de este proceso, impidiendo que el hipot\u00e1lamo libere la GnRH que indica al resto del sistema que ha llegado el momento de crecer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pcos\"><span id=\"pcos\">SOP<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque los s\u00edntomas del s\u00edndrome de ovario poliqu\u00edstico (SOP) suelen comenzar <em>despu\u00e9s de <\/em>el inicio de la pubertad y los periodos, y el SOP se asocia m\u00e1s com\u00fanmente con periodos que comienzan y luego se vuelven irregulares, tambi\u00e9n puede causar amenorrea primaria debido a una disfunci\u00f3n ovulatoria. La causa subyacente del SOP es incierta, pero algunas pruebas sugieren que <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2168705-cause-of-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-discovered-at-last\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mayo<\/a> resultan del exceso de andr\u00f3genos, o sobreproducci\u00f3n de testosterona, durante el desarrollo fetal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-bottom-line-about-primary-amenorrhea\"><span id=\"the-bottom-line-about-primary-amenorrhea\">Lo esencial sobre la amenorrea primaria<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque la amenorrea primaria es en general mucho menos frecuente que la secundaria, tiene muchas causas potenciales. En<a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/causa-amenorrea-secundaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> parte 2<\/a> de nuestra serie sobre la amenorrea, trataremos las causas de la amenorrea secundaria. En <a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/tratamiento-de-la-amenorrea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parte 3<\/a>En este art\u00edculo, explicaremos qu\u00e9 hacer si usted o su hija experimentan amenorrea y, en particular, por qu\u00e9 es importante buscar la ayuda de un profesional sanitario formado en medicina reproductiva reparadora (MRR).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lecturas complementarias:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/por-que-las-mujeres-deportistas-pierden-la-regla-amenorrea-inducida-por-el-ejercicio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No, no es normal que las deportistas pierdan la menstruaci\u00f3n: Evitar los peligros de la amenorrea inducida por el ejercicio<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/salud-ciclica-para-las-adolescentes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"El ciclo menstrual es un signo vital de tu salud\": Un PN de salud de la mujer explica por qu\u00e9 toda preadolescente debe aprender a conocer su ciclo.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/fabm-posparto-pnf-la-lactancia-materna-previene-el-embarazo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfLa lactancia impide quedarse embarazada?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturalwomanhood.org\/es\/lactancia-materna-conocimiento-de-la-fertilidad-no-quedarse-embarazada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00bfSe puede utilizar la lactancia materna como m\u00e9todo anticonceptivo natural?<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ah, los periodos. 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