title: Premature menopause: a reversible entity?
abstract: Secondary hypergonadotropic, hypoestrogenic amenorrhea, or premature menopause, is usually considered an irreversible process. Four patients with this entity were observed to have evidence of ovulation. Three of these patients became pregnant while they were treated with estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) for their hypoestrogenic symptoms. Estrogen replacement may be effective in reversal of this process.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D008593:Menopause / Q000187:drug effects; D008594:Menopause, Premature / Q000187:drug effects*; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D004966:Estrogens, Conjugated (USP); D008525:Medroxyprogesterone