DEFINITION
Early menopause is a condition in which ovarian function (ovarian) and stops menstruating before age 40 years.
CAUSE
In early menopause, estrogen levels are low but the levels of pituitary hormones that stimulate the ovaries (especially FSH) high in an effort to stimulate the ovaries.
Early menopause can be caused by:
* Congenital abnormalities (usually chromosomal abnormalities)
* Autoimmune diseases (the body produces antibodies that attack the ovaries)
* The appointment of the ovary.
Smoking can cause premature menopause that occurred several months earlier.
SYMPTOMS
Besides no longer having periods, patients also experience other symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and emotionally unstable.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis based on symptoms and physical examination. If the suspected cause is an autoimmune disease, you can carry out blood tests to look for the presence of antibodies.
In patients aged under 30 years are usually performed chromosome analysis. If the Y chromosome is found, then you can perform surgery to remove any testicular tissue from the abdomen because this network has a cancer risk by 25%. Chromosome analysis is not necessary in women aged over 35 years.
TREATMENT
Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) can prevent or treat symptoms of menopause. Patients with early menopause have less than 10% chance to get pregnant again. These opportunities can be increased to 50% if the patient contains eggs from another woman. Once fertilized, the egg from a donor was then implanted in the uterus of the patient.
Before the fertilized implanted in the uterus of patients, patients get the therapy of estrogen and progesterone that occurs and menstruation artificial womb lining re-active and ready to undergo pregnancy.
