A woman may stop getting her period for a variety of reasons: 1  She's having a health problem. 2  She's pregnant. 3  She's reached menopause â a time in life when older women (45 to 55 years old) stop getting periods and can no longer have babies.
Pancreatitis does not cause pleural effusion. It can cause certain chemical changes in the blood that results in shallow breathing and resulting anoxia. Perhaps it is this that led you to think that this was effusion. Views.
A pleural effusion is an excess accumulation of fluid in the pleural space around the lungs. Common causes of pleural effusion include congestive heart failure, nephrotic syndrome, pneumonia, and lung cancer.