Lawrence M. Nelson

Large-scale medical sequencing provides a focal point around which to reorganize health care and health care research. Mobile health (mHealth) is also currently undergoing explosive growth and could be another innovation that will change th…

Receiving the diagnosis of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) can be emotionally difficult and confusing for young girls and their families. Parents need assistance in knowing how to help their daughters understand and live with the diagno…

Ovarian autoimmunity is increasingly implicated in the etiology of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), previously termed PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE or PREMATURE MENOPAUSE. Links to autoimmunity in human POI have long been noted due to the c…

CONTEXT: A high prevalence of depressive symptoms is observed in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) compared with women in whom the menopause is normally timed. Indeed, studies suggest that depression and/or its pharmacological …

Context: A high prevalence of depressive symptoms is observed in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) compared with women in whom the menopause is normally timed. Indeed, studies suggest that depression and/or its pharmacological …

Context A high prevalence of depressive symptoms is observed in women with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) compared with women in whom the menopause is normally timed. Indeed, studies suggest that depression and/or its pharmacological t…

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with emotional well-being in women with spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency. DESIGN: Cross-sectional and case-control study. SETTING: Clinical research center, national U.S. health research f…

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that women with spontaneous primary ovarian insufficiency differ from control women with regard to perceived social support and to investigate the relationship between perceived social support and self-este…

ObjectiveTo update clinicians regarding the management of women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure (POF).DesignLiterature review and consensus building among three clinicians with experience in caring for women with spontaneous POF.…

OBJECTIVE: To examine women's emotional responses to learning the diagnosis of premature ovarian failure (POF) and identify the sources of support used for coping. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: National Institutes of Health Clinic…

Approximately one half of young women who have 46,XX spontaneous premature ovarian failure have ovarian follicles remaining in the ovary. These follicles function intermittently and unpredictably, and pregnancies can occur in these women wi…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the experiences of young women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure with regard to the initial presenting symptom, promptness of diagnosis, and patient education. METHODS: We asked 50 patients previously dia…

In Brief OBJECTIVE To investigate the experiences of young women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure with regard to the initial presenting symptom, promptness of diagnosis, and patient education. METHODS We asked 50 patients previous…

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…

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…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To determine if the immunomodulatory and gonadotropin-suppressing properties of danazol would improve follicle function or ovulation rates in patients with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure. DESIGN: Pro…

Women being evaluated for infertility were offered assisted reproductive technology at the time of diagnostic laparoscopy. Oocyte retrieval was performed after ovulation induction in 33 women, of whom 19 had concurrent operative laparoscopy…

A model for early stage endometriosis was prepared in rabbits by intraperitoneal injection of monodispersed viable endometrial cells. With this model, we have found that DHE fluorescence increases the sensitivity of detection of endometrial…