What is hypomenorrhea?

Hypomenorrhea is a decrease in the amount and/or duration of menstrual flow. This term is the inverse of hypermenorrhea or menorrhagia.

The causes of hypomenorrhea can be several, from an alteration in ovarian function to a hormonal disorder in women. In addition, other reasons that can trigger a scarce menstruation can be:

• After a uterine curettage.
• Use an intrauterine device (IUD).
• Presence of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
• Asherman syndrome.

In addition, excess stress can also cause hypomenorrhea in women. However, when the woman relaxes and the stressors are gone, the menstrual cycle will return to normal.