Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI): For Researchers and Health Care Practitioners

ACOG Committee Opinion

• Primary Ovarian Insufficiency in the Adolescent

Conference presentation slides: The menstrual cycle as an indicator of overall health At the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 2011 Annual Conference, Lawrence Nelson, M.D., head of the NICHD Integrative Reproductive Medicine Group, gave a presentation discussing menstruation as a health focal point and introducing the Menstrual Cycle Consortium

NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD) offers information about clinical trials, conferences, and other scientific resources regarding premature ovarian failure, familial.

• News update: Slowing an immune attack on mouse ovaries (July 15, 2011)
• Young women with menopause-like condition at risk for depression (January 18, 2011)
• Delay in diagnosis of menopause-like condition in young women linked to low bone density (August 13, 2009)

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
This database contains information about genes linked to Premature Ovarian Failure.

Support for Teens
NICHD researchers have written an article, "A family systems approach to primary ovarian insufficiency," for parents and clinicians that includes tips and tools for helping support adolescents who have received a POI diagnosis.

American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) ASRM is devoted to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive medicine and biology. It offers publications and other resources.

• Read ASRM publications.
• Explore ASRM educational resources.

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