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Primary ovarian insufficiency
Primary ovarian insufficiency is the early failure of the ovaries to produce eggs. It is sometimes referred to as premature menopause.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Primary ovarian insufficiency?
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What is the treatment for primary ovarian insufficiency?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Can a low BMI cause irreversible Primary Ovarian Insufficiency?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Is it common for primary ovarian insufficiency to develop postpartum?
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A 36-year old female asked:
With primary ovarian insufficiency and not taking hrt, is it possible for a woman to get an occasional period?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can HPV trigger autoimmune primary ovarian Insufficiency? And do autoimmune diseases show symptoms immediately after trigger, or take months / years?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Since a couple of months, my period is much lighter than it used to be. Is this a normal change or is it something to worry about? Could it be primary ovarian insufficiency/menopause and am I at risk of not becoming pregnant?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Normal paps, neg. HPV, slight burning during and spotting after sex. Have primary ovarian insuffciency and vag. dryness. Worried about cancer. Likely?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Ovarian insufficiency?
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A 54-year old asked:
Was planning to see classmates at upcoming 20th reunion. Now I am hearing my best friend has ovarian insufficiency. What is that?
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A 46-year old asked:
What are the tests for ovarian insufficiency?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the treatment for ovarian insufficiency?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Does premature ovarian insufficiency cause tubal blockage?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can ovarian insufficiency be caused by food intolerances like gluten and dairy? Do fertility diets help with ovarian insufficiency?
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A 29-year old asked:
Is there something wrong with ovaries or hormone system if I have ovarian insufficiency?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Has anyone seen a patient with adrenal insufficiency, intermittent ovarian failure, intermittent glucose intolerance, and thyroid values in normal range? Perhaps also with a pituitary tumor?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can clomiphen or Clomid (clomiphene) used in primary ovarian failure?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Can ovarian function be restored in 16 year old with primary amenorrhea? Lsh 109 and LH 39 estradoil <73
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have mildly enlarged right ovary.Bilateral ovarian follicular cysts primarily located in periphery. Can i get pregnant? Size of ovary: 3.42.22.2cm
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you ask a primary care doctor to test you for ovarian cancer?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Is there a gyno-oncologist in my area that will work with an obese female? My primary dr diagnosed me with ovarian cancer. He is a medical oncologist and cannot do surgery. He sent me to gyno-oncologist in hawthorne and he said he could not do anything w
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A female asked:
I was diagnosed@39 with primary hypoglonadism and secondary pituitary gland failure.After several hormone tests I am only viable for IVF.@36 I was told I have premature ovarian failure.with the primary hypoglonadism have I always been infertile?I have nev
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A 30-year old female asked:
How do we diagnose a poor ovarian reserve ?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is there more than one type of ovarian malignancy?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What is a complicated cystic ovarian lesion and what are its risks?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have a thick walled left ovarian hypoechoic lesion should I be concerned?
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A 48-year old asked:
My grandmother has ovarian canver but don't know what stage. Is this treatable?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Causes of ovarian pain?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are ovarian nodules?
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What causes ovarian torsion?
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