Article
Premature ovarian failure.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 30 Mar 2000
Vegetti W, Marozzi A, Manfredini E, Testa G, Alagna F, Nicolosi A, Caliari I, Taborelli M, Tibiletti M G, Dalprà L, Crosignani P G
Abstract excerpt
Secondary amenorrhoea with elevated gonadotrophins occurring under the age of 40 (premature ovarian failure (POF)), and at the age between 41 and 44 years (early menopause (EM)), respectively, affects 1-2% and 5% of women in the general population. Objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of familial cases of POF and EM and to assess the clinical and genetic characteristics of these patients. One...
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