Premature ovarian failure

What is premature ovarian failure (POF)?
Health care providers use the term premature ovarian failure to describe a stop in normal functioning of the ovaries in a woman under the age of 40.

Premature Ovarian Failure:
A Guide for Teens
Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) affects approximately 1 out of every 1000 women between 15-29 years of age. If you have been diagnosed with POF, you feel alone and different.

Premature Ovarian Failure
What is premature ovarian failure?
The term premature ovarian failure describes a stop in the normal functioning of the ovaries in a woman younger than age 40.

PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE OVERVIEW
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a condition in which the ovaries stop functioning normally in women who are younger than 40.

Alternate Names : Premature ovarian failure
Definition
Ovarian hypofunction is reduced function of the ovaries (including decreased production of hormones).

Premature Ovarian Failure (Early Menopause)
Premature ovarian failure (POF) is the early depletion of follicles before age 40, which, in most cases, leads to premature menopause.

premature ovarian failure A condition in which the ovaries stop working before age 40. Symptoms include hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, vaginal dryness and infertility.

Premature ovarian failure
Introduction
Premature ovarian failure refers to a loss of normal function of your ovaries before the age of 40.

Premature ovarian failure
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Ovarian hypofunction may be caused by genetic factors such as chromosome abnormalities, or it may occur with certain autoimmune disorders that disrupt normal ovarian function.

Premature ovarian failure
Endocrine disorders that cause androgen excess (particularly polycystic ovary syndrome) ...

Premature Ovarian Failure
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) for ...

What is Premature Ovarian Failure?
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Women with premature ovarian failure stop getting regular their periods before natural menopause.
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Early menopause (premature ovarian failure). Early menopause is the absence of menstruation and the early depletion of ovarian follicles before age 35.

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Also called premature menopause, premature ovarian failure, and primary ovarian insufficiency.
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However, there are several other reasons why a woman may experience fertility problems, such as ovulatory disorders (like anovulation or the inability to ovulate), premature ovarian failure, and uterine factors.

Premature ovarian failure (menopause before age 40)
Hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus)
Stopping birth control pills
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Osteosclerosis -- ichthyosis -- premature ovarian failure ... premature menopause
Osteosclerosis with ichthyosis and premature ovarian failure ... premature menopause
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[296,306,311,312,313,314] Therefore, amenorrhea and premature ovarian failure occur more commonly in adult women treated with cyclophosphamide and other alkylating agents than in adolescents.

Premature menopause - Premature menopause is also known as premature ovarian failure. It occurs when women under the age of 40 lack hormones required for ovulation and menstruation as a result of a depleted supply of eggs.

Type I consists of the four major features of blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus, and telecanthus, plus premature ovarian failure.

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Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
Hypospadias
Alcoholism
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Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid)
Nicotine dependence
Male hypogonadism
Klinefelter syndrome
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testicular: enzymatic (5-alpha-reductase deficiency, 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency) Â- Androgen receptor (Androgen insensitivity syndrome) ...

Some women with hypogonadism take estrogen therapy especially those who have early menopause (premature ovarian failure).

Ovulation issues such as irregularities, anovulation, defined as the lack of ovulation, or premature ovarian failure may cause secondary infertility. These complications account for about 25% of infertility cases.

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Menopause (normal for women over age 45)
Use of birth control pills and other contraceptives
Uterine scarring, usually from procedures such as dilation and curettage (D and C) ...

Menopause that occurs in women younger than 40 is considered to be premature ovarian failure.

Published a study in 2002 showing that amenorrhea in young women put them at increased risk of osteoporosis later in life. [11]
Discovered a gene that may play a role in premature ovarian failure. [12]
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Amenorrhea
The absence of menstrual bleeding in a woman who has not gone through menopause; may be due to such things as prolonged stress, thyroid disorders, excessive exercise, eating disorders, premature ovarian failure and others.

Idiopathic hirsutism
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Medications (e.g., progestational agents, danazol)
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Most women reach menopause between the ages of 45 and 55, with the average age around 50. However, about one per cent of women experience menopause before the age of 40 years. This is known as premature menopause or premature ovarian failure (POF).

Treatment services are available for the full range of problems including infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, amenorrhea, abnormal uterine bleeding, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian disease, premature ovarian failure, ...

such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery can cause early menopause. Early menopause caused by cancer treatment may be temporary or permanent and may be treated with hormone replacement therapy. Also called premature ovarian failure or ...

A personal or family history of other autoimmune disorders. For example, vitiligo, pernicious anaemia, Addison's disease, type 1 diabetes, premature ovarian failure, coeliac disease, Sjögren's syndrome.

Macroorchidism occurs in males with overt fragile X syndrome. Premature ovarian failure occurs in females who do not have the number of CGG repeats to produce overt fragile X syndrome. Genetic tretment may be available in the future.

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