Know about Infrequent and Scanty Menstruation It is a condition
where intermenstrual cycle is prolonged to more than normal 28
days. But some women have a perfectly normal menstrual cycle at
35 days, without any problem because their fertility is intact
and that is why it can not be considered as pathological.
Infrequent menstruation should be diagnosed only if the
menstrual cycle is erratic and unduly prolonged and some times
it prolonged to three months to four months or longer. This
situation is most commonly seen at the time of menarche (first
menstruation) or at the time of menopause and which can be
regarded as modified amenorrhea. But normal reproductive
capacity is possible within this infrequent menstrual cycle and
infrequent ovulation. In the pathological variety of infrequent
menstruation the causes and finding on clinical and
investigational findings are to some extent similar to
amenorrhea and patient is usually obese, poorly developed
secondary sexual characters, hirsute, and hypoplasia of genit