Successful Pregnancies Following
Hormone Replacement Therapy in a
Patient with Premature Ovarian
Failure: A Case Report
Published: February 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.1835
Sunilkumar K.S., Laxmi V. Yaliwal, Rathnamala M. Desai
1. Associate professor,
2. Associate professor,
3. Professor and Head,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SDM College of
Medical Sciences and Hospital, Manjushree Nagar, Sattur,
Dharwad-580009, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sunilkumar K.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital
Manjushree Nagar, Sattur, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
Phone: +91 9449980334; Fax: 0836 2460091
E-mail: drsuneelks@yahoo.com
Premature ovarian failure is a serious life-changing condition that affects young women, remains an enigma and the researcher’s challenge. Spontaneous pregnancy in a patient with POF is uncommon. If fertility is a concern, treatment usually consists of estrogen therapy as hormone replacement and oocyte donation. We report here a case of a 27-year old woman, who was diagnosed to have premature ovarian failure, started ovulating after 26 months of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). She conceived spontaneously and delivered successfully.
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