[Premature ovarian failure, from genetics to clinical]

Rev Med Liege. 2012 Jul-Aug;67(7-8):413-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) is a condition with complicated clinical presentation. An estimated 1% of the population is affected before the age of 40, with 0.1% affected prior to the age of 30. There are many causes of POI: genetic aberrations, auto-immune ovarian damage, iatrogenic factors following surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, environmental factors (viruses, toxins, smoking) and metabolic. The majority of POF cases have idiopathic etiologies.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / etiology*