The association of ataxia, hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and hearing loss is extremely rare. Considerable heterogeneity exists in the literature of the neurological manifestations, age of onset, clinical severity and associated abnormalities. We describe a 24-year-old woman with secondary hypergonadotropic amenorrhea, early-onset progressive spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), late-onset sensorineur...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to re-evaluate women with secondary amenorrhea one year after the first visit evaluation. STUDY METHODS One hundred and seventy-five women with secondary amenorrhea were evaluated on the first visit. Their ages ranged from 18 to 29. Secondary amenorrhea was defined by the absence of menses for more than 3 months after excluding pregnancy. Women who were att...

background: premature ovarian failure (pof) is a common condition; its incidence is estimated to be as great as 1 in 100 by the age of 40 years. physiologic replacement of ovarian steroid hormones seems rational until the age of normal menopause. temporary return of ovarian function and pregnancy may occur rarely in women with pof. we report a case of pof who conceived during hormone replacemen...

Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is characterized by decreased gonadal function due to the inability of the gonads to respond to pituitary gonadotropins. Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism in fe­ males has many causes, among which are ovarian dysgenesis and abnormalities of the ovarian receptors for the pituitary gonadotro­ pins. We evaluated a woman who presented with amenorrhea due to hypergonadotr...

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a primary ovarian defect characterized by absent menarche (primary amenorrhea) or premature depletion of ovarian follicles before the age of 40 years (secondary amenorrhea). It is a heterogeneous disorder affecting approximately 1% of women <40 years, 1:10,000 women by age 20 and 1:1,000 women by age 30. The most severe forms present with absent pubertal devel...

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a primary ovarian defect characterized by absent menarche (primary amenorrhea) or premature depletion of ovarian follicles before the age of 40 years (secondary amenorrhea). It is a heterogeneous disorder affecting approximately 1% of women <40 years, 1:10,000 women by age 20 and 1:1,000 women by age 30. The most severe forms present with absent pubertal devel...

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a primary ovarian defect characterized by absent menarche (primary amenorrhea) or premature depletion of ovarian follicles before the age of 40 years (secondary amenorrhea). It is a heterogeneous disorder affecting approximately 1% of women <40 years, 1:10,000 women by age 20 and 1:1,000 women by age 30. The most severe forms present with absent pubertal devel...

The classic TS phenotype includes short stature, gonadal dysgenesis with primary amenorrhea and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, facial and body dysmorphisms, skeletal abnormalities, cardiovascular and renal malformations, and predisposition to autoimmune diseases, such as thyroid diseases, diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, and vitiligo.21 Short stature is always present and is caused by severa...

amenorrhea, an absence of menses is a symptom that generally brings teenagers for evaluation. this study was undertaken to determine the etiology of primary amenorrhea with especial concern to non classic congential adrenal hyperplasia (nc-cah)-due 21 hydroxylase deficiency among female adolescents refered to clinics of pediatric endocrinology of tehran and iran university of medical sciences a...

Hypoestrogenism is referred to lower than normal serum levels of estrogen. Hypoestrogenism can be regarded as typical and physiological in postmenopausal women. However, hypoestrogenism which oocurs in young women is related to pathological background. There are two groups of disorders in young women related to hypoestrogenism: hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. H...