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What can cause elevated fsh and lh levels and premature ovarian failure?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Ovarian failure: Ovarian failure causes elevated fsh and lh, ovarian falure is mostly due to genetic or immune causes - although we do not know or understand all the possible reasons.

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Answered 3/4/2014

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