TY - JOUR T1 - Primary amenorrhea. Varied etiology JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1453 LP - 1455 VL - 26 IS - 9 AU - Sangeeta M. Bhat AU - Ilham M. Hamdi Y1 - 2005/09/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/9/1453.abstract N2 - Investigation of primary amenorrhea is usually initiated by the age of 14 years if there is delayed puberty absent secondary sexual characteristics and absent menses, or no menstruation within 4 years of the onset of adrenarche and thelarche. We established diagnosis in our 3 cases on the basis of chromosomal analysis, hormonal analysis, diagnostic laparoscopy, and histopathological examination of the samples biopsied. We identified 3 varied etiologies. ER -