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Oligomenorrhea: Treatment
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Treatment of oligomenorrhea depends on the cause. In adolescents and women near menopause, oligomenorrhea usually needs no treatment. For athletes, changes in training routines and eating habits may be enough to return the woman to a regular menstrual cycle.
Most patients suffering from oligomenorrhea are treated with birth control pills. Other women, including those with PCOS, are treated with hormones. Prescribed hormones depend on which particular hormones are deficient or out of balance. When oligomenorrhea is caused by a chronic underlying disorder or disease, such as anorexia nervosa, the underlying condition must be treated for oligomenorrhea to improve.
— Tish Davidson
