A Clinical Study on 1 Case of Secondary Amenorrhea after ovarian surgery for bilateral endometriomas diagnosed as Premature Ovarian Failure

강소정, 배광록, Jin-Moo Lee, Deok‐Sang Hwang, Jang Jun Bock, Chang Hoon Lee
In: The Journal of Oriental Obstetrics ＆ Gynecology · 2018 · vol. 31(2) , pp. 113–122 · doi:10.15204/jkobgy.2018.31.2.113 · W3042086725
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This clinical case report describes secondary amenorrhea after ovarian surgery for bilateral endometriomas, diagnosed as premature ovarian failure.

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This case report describes a patient who developed secondary amenorrhea and was subsequently diagnosed with premature ovarian failure following surgical intervention for bilateral endometriomas. The authors present the clinical course and hormonal assays to illustrate this specific complication arising from the excision of endometriotic cysts. While the paper highlights the potential risk of diminished ovarian reserve associated with such surgeries, it is limited by its nature as a single-case observation rather than a large-scale cohort study. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically addressing the iatrogenic consequence of premature ovarian failure following surgical treatment of bilateral endometriomas.

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