title: Intermittent ovarian failure. A report of two cases.
abstract: Premature ovarian failure, diagnosed from elevated serum gonadotropin concentrations, is generally considered irreversible. That there have been isolated cases of pregnancy, however, suggests that ovarian function may persist in these patients. We recently studied the longitudinal progress of two patients with intermittent ovarian failure who manifested a spontaneous return of ovarian function and, in one patient, pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Letterie
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bork
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000568:Amenorrhea / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D006062:Gonadotropins