Pregnancy after corticosteroid administration in premature ovarian failure (polyglandular endocrinopathy syndrome)

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1988 Jan;158(1):118-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90791-0.

Abstract

A patient with polyglandular failure syndrome first had documented ovarian failure at age 28 years. Fifteen years later after treatment for Addisonian crisis, she resumed menses, conceived, and was delivered of a normal infant. Patients with this syndrome should be identified because they are at risk for other endocrinopathies and because they may have a treatable form of ovarian failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Addison Disease / complications
  • Addison Disease / drug therapy*
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Menopause / drug effects*
  • Menopause, Premature / drug effects*
  • Ovarian Diseases / complications*
  • Pregnancy / drug effects*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones