title: Pregnancy in a patient with premature ovarian failure.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Premature ovarian failure (POF) occurs in about one in 100 women under 40 years of age. The authors report a case of a POF patient who conceived during hormonal replacement therapy (HRT).
  
  
  METHODS
  A 24-year-old woman with confirmed POF conceived spontaneously during HRT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pregnancy is possible in women with POF.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warenik-Szymankiewicz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Słopień
mesh_terms: D004092:20-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004958:Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D050498:Live Birth; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016649:Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011372:Progestins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D011372:Progestins; D004092:20-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone; D004958:Estradiol