What is premature ovarian failure?

Premature ovarian failure is the decreased function of the ovaries before the age of 40. This impacts the amount of the hormone estrogen within the body and may lead to infertility.

How do members experience premature ovarian failure?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with premature ovarian failure*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for premature ovarian failure*

Who has premature ovarian failure on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 16
40s 29
50s 10
60s 6
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 0
Female 65