loading...| Preferred Name |
Premature Ovarian Failure |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62595 |
| Obsolete |
true |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A condition in which the ovaries stop working before age 40. Symptoms include hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and infertility. Some cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery can cause premature ovarian failure. Ovarian failure caused by cancer treatment may be temporary or permanent and may be treated with hormone replacement therapy. Also called primary ovarian insufficiency or early menopause. |
| code |
C62595 |
| Concept_Status |
Retired_Concept |
| DEFINITION |
A loss of ovarian function in women under 40. |
| deprecated |
true |
| DesignNote |
Wed Oct 06 16:17:21 EDT 2010 - See 'Premature_Menopause' |
| FULL_SYN |
Ovarian Failure Ovarian Insufficiency premature ovarian failure Premature Ovarian Failure Ovarian Hypofunction POF |
| label |
Premature Ovarian Failure |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Premature_Ovarian_Failure |
| OLD_PARENT |
Menstrual_Disorder |
| Preferred_Name |
Premature Ovarian Failure |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C62595 |
| prefLabel |
Premature Ovarian Failure |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| subClassOf |