No Menstrual Period (Amenorrh... : Complications

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Complications could include:
The prognosis of either primary or secondary amenorrhea depends on the underlying cause.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation and is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Primary amenorrhea refers to the absence of the onset of menstruation by age 16 whether or not normal growth and secondary sexual characteristics are present, or the abse...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Prolonged amenorrhea can lead to infertility and other medical problems such as osteoporosis (thinning of the bones). If the halt in the normal period is caused by stress or illness, periods should begin again when the stress passes or the illness...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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