Patient's question:
A female colleague from my husband's workplace, I feel she's a really great person. The only thing is that she hasn't had children after getting married, and they've been married for over a year now. I also organized their wedding back then. My husband heard from other colleagues that this female colleague has a severe case of premature ovarian failure.Doctor's answer:
Premature ovarian failure refers to the phenomenon where women, after reaching puberty and normal development, experience menopause again before the age of 40, accompanied by ovary atrophy, declining estrogen levels in the body, and gonadotropin levels reaching menopausal levels. The pathogenesis includes: chromosomal karyotype abnormalities, impaired follicle development, autoimmune ovarian weakness, and insufficient or excessive depletion of oocyte reserves. The pathological types include anovulatory and ovulatory types. In the anovulatory type, patients exhibit chromosomal karyotype abnormalities, underdeveloped ovaries, and an absence of follicles in the cortex. In fact, it is not frightening to have premature ovarian failure. Patients should believe that they can overcome the disease. As long as symptoms are detected early and treated accordingly, the chances of controlling the condition and achieving recovery are very high.