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Primary ovarian insufficiency ( POI ), also called premature ovarian insufficiency, premature menopause, and premature ovarian failure, is the partial or total loss of reproductive and hormonal function of the ovaries before age 40 because of follicular ( egg producing area) dysfunction or early loss of eggs. [ 1][ 4][ 6] POI can be seen as ...
Bone loss due to menopause occurs due to changes in a woman's hormone levels. The menopausal transition, and postmenopause itself, is a natural change, not usually a disease state or a disorder. The main cause of this transition is the natural depletion and aging of the finite amount of oocytes (ovarian reserve).
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Specialty. Gynecology. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome ( OHSS) is a medical condition that can occur in some women who take fertility medication to stimulate egg growth, and in other women in sporadic cases. Most cases are mild, but rarely the condition is severe and can lead to serious illness or even death.
Sexual maturation disorder was listed in the tenth edition of the World Health Organization 's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases, the ICD-10, the most widely used diagnostic manual by psychiatrists and psychologists worldwide. [1] It was described as a disorder of anxiety or depression related to an uncertainty about one's gender ...
Amenorrhea or amenorrhoea is the absence of a menstrual period in a female who has reached reproductive age. [ 1] Physiological states of amenorrhoea are seen, most commonly, during pregnancy and lactation ( breastfeeding ). [ 1] Outside the reproductive years, there is absence of menses during childhood and after menopause.
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism ( HH ), is due to problems with either the hypothalamus or pituitary gland affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPG axis). [ 1] Hypothalamic disorders result from a deficiency in the release of gonadotropic releasing hormone ( GnRH ), while pituitary gland disorders are ...
Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome ( CIDS) is a medical condition present at birth marked by impaired physical and mental development, due to insufficient thyroid hormone ( hypothyroidism) often caused by insufficient dietary iodine during pregnancy. It is one cause of underactive thyroid function at birth, called congenital hypothyroidism ...
In this condition, women experience burning pain during sex, which seems to be related to problems with the skin in the vulvar and vaginal areas. Its cause is unknown. In men, structural abnormalities of the penis like Peyronie's disease can make sexual intercourse difficult and/or painful. The disease is characterized by thick fibrous bands in ...