S N Kalantaridou — Endo Lab

review 2000

Premature ovarian failure is not premature menopause

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06251.x

Normal menopause occurs at an average age of 50 and results from ovarian follicle depletion. Normal menopause is an irreversible condition, whereas premature ovarian failure is characterized by intermittent ovarian function in half of these…

observational 1998

Bone loss in young women with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure

Obstetrics & Gynecology ·doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00583-8

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of karotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure on femoral neck bone mineral density. METHODS: Eighty-nine women with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure who desired …

observational 1998

Human follicle fluid vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations are correlated with luteinization in spontaneously developing follicles

Human Reproduction ·doi:10.1093/humrep/13.5.1144

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a cytokine that induces angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is a prominent histologic component of the luteinization process. Luteinization is also characterized by granulosa cell progesterone secretion i…

review 1998

The genetic origins of ovarian failure

Journal of women's health ·doi:10.1089/jwh.1998.7.1225

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a condition characterized by cessation of ovarian function before the age of 40. The recent meeting at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development brought together experts from diverse dis…