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Premature ovarian failure 23(POF23)

MedGen UID:
1845723
•Concept ID:
C5882747
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: POF23
 
Gene (location): MEIOB (16p13.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0958035
OMIM®: 620686

Definition

Premature ovarian failure-23 (POF23) is characterized by female infertility due to reduction of ovarian reserve. After normal menarche, patients experience oligomenorrhea and secondary amenorrhea (Caburet et al., 2019). For a general phenotypic description and discussion of genetic heterogeneity of premature ovarian failure, see POF1 (311360). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Female infertility
MedGen UID:
5795
•Concept ID:
C0021361
•
Pathologic Function
Infertility in a woman.
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Oligomenorrhea
MedGen UID:
18159
•Concept ID:
C0028949
•
Pathologic Function
Infrequent menses (less than 6 per year or more than 35 days between cycles).
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Secondary amenorrhea
MedGen UID:
115919
•Concept ID:
C0232940
•
Disease or Syndrome
The cessation of menstruation for six months or more in a female that is not pregnant, breastfeeding or menopausal.
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Reduced antral follicle count
MedGen UID:
1766356
•Concept ID:
C5421599
•
Finding
A count of antral follicles that is lower than normal for age.
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Elevated circulating follicle stimulating hormone level
MedGen UID:
867192
•Concept ID:
C4021550
•
Finding
An elevated concentration of follicle-stimulating hormone in the blood.
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Decreased circulating antimullerian hormone circulation
MedGen UID:
1391876
•Concept ID:
C4476972
•
Finding
A reduction below the normal range of the antimullerian hormone in the circulation.
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

The British Menopause Society and Women's Health Concern recommendations on the management of women with premature ovarian insufficiency.
Hamoda H; British Menopause Society and Women’s Health Concern
Post Reprod Health 2017 Mar;23(1):22-35. doi: 10.1177/2053369117699358. PMID: 28381102
First international consensus guidelines for breast cancer in young women (BCY1).
Partridge AH, Pagani O, Abulkhair O, Aebi S, Amant F, Azim HA Jr, Costa A, Delaloge S, Freilich G, Gentilini OD, Harbeck N, Kelly CM, Loibl S, Meirow D, Peccatori F, Kaufmann B, Cardoso F
Breast 2014 Jun;23(3):209-20. Epub 2014 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2014.03.011. PMID: 24767882
Management of premature ovarian failure.
Panay N, Kalu E
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2009 Feb;23(1):129-40. Epub 2008 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2008.10.008. PMID: 19091633

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Managing menopause after cancer.
Hickey M, Basu P, Sassarini J, Stegmann ME, Weiderpass E, Nakawala Chilowa K, Yip CH, Partridge AH, Brennan DJ
Lancet 2024 Mar 9;403(10430):984-996. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02802-7. PMID: 38458217
Optimising health after early menopause.
Mishra GD, Davies MC, Hillman S, Chung HF, Roy S, Maclaran K, Hickey M
Lancet 2024 Mar 9;403(10430):958-968. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02800-3. PMID: 38458215
Women, lipids, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a call to action from the European Atherosclerosis Society.
Roeters van Lennep JE, Tokgözoğlu LS, Badimon L, Dumanski SM, Gulati M, Hess CN, Holven KB, Kavousi M, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Lutgens E, Michos ED, Prescott E, Stock JK, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Wermer MJH, Benn M
Eur Heart J 2023 Oct 14;44(39):4157-4173. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad472. PMID: 37611089Free PMC Article
Anti-Müllerian hormone for the diagnosis and prediction of menopause: a systematic review.
Nelson SM, Davis SR, Kalantaridou S, Lumsden MA, Panay N, Anderson RA
Hum Reprod Update 2023 May 2;29(3):327-346. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac045. PMID: 36651193Free PMC Article
The influence of unilateral oophorectomy on the age of menopause.
Rosendahl M, Simonsen MK, Kjer JJ
Climacteric 2017 Dec;20(6):540-544. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2017.1369512. PMID: 28933974

Diagnosis

Managing menopause after cancer.
Hickey M, Basu P, Sassarini J, Stegmann ME, Weiderpass E, Nakawala Chilowa K, Yip CH, Partridge AH, Brennan DJ
Lancet 2024 Mar 9;403(10430):984-996. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02802-7. PMID: 38458217
Optimising health after early menopause.
Mishra GD, Davies MC, Hillman S, Chung HF, Roy S, Maclaran K, Hickey M
Lancet 2024 Mar 9;403(10430):958-968. Epub 2024 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02800-3. PMID: 38458215
Women, lipids, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a call to action from the European Atherosclerosis Society.
Roeters van Lennep JE, Tokgözoğlu LS, Badimon L, Dumanski SM, Gulati M, Hess CN, Holven KB, Kavousi M, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Lutgens E, Michos ED, Prescott E, Stock JK, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Wermer MJH, Benn M
Eur Heart J 2023 Oct 14;44(39):4157-4173. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad472. PMID: 37611089Free PMC Article
Anti-Müllerian hormone for the diagnosis and prediction of menopause: a systematic review.
Nelson SM, Davis SR, Kalantaridou S, Lumsden MA, Panay N, Anderson RA
Hum Reprod Update 2023 May 2;29(3):327-346. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac045. PMID: 36651193Free PMC Article
Premature ovarian insufficiency: an International Menopause Society White Paper.
Panay N, Anderson RA, Nappi RE, Vincent AJ, Vujovic S, Webber L, Wolfman W
Climacteric 2020 Oct;23(5):426-446. Epub 2020 Sep 8 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1804547. PMID: 32896176

Therapy

Efficacy of intra-ovarian injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma in women with poor responders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vahabi Dastjerdi M, Sheibani S, Taheri M, Hezarcheshmeh FK, Jahangirian J, Jazayeri M, Hosseinirad H, Doohandeh T, Valizadeh R
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2024 Jun;309(6):2323-2338. Epub 2024 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07442-0. PMID: 38589612
Hormone therapy for uterine and endometrial development in women with premature ovarian insufficiency.
Craciunas L, Zdoukopoulos N, Vinayagam S, Mohiyiddeen L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Oct 6;10(10):CD008209. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008209.pub2. PMID: 36200708Free PMC Article
Premature ovarian insufficiency: an International Menopause Society White Paper.
Panay N, Anderson RA, Nappi RE, Vincent AJ, Vujovic S, Webber L, Wolfman W
Climacteric 2020 Oct;23(5):426-446. Epub 2020 Sep 8 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1804547. PMID: 32896176
Systemic lupus erythematosus and menopause.
Gompel A
Climacteric 2020 Apr;23(2):109-115. Epub 2019 Oct 28 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2019.1679113. PMID: 31657240
The British Menopause Society and Women's Health Concern recommendations on the management of women with premature ovarian insufficiency.
Hamoda H; British Menopause Society and Women’s Health Concern
Post Reprod Health 2017 Mar;23(1):22-35. doi: 10.1177/2053369117699358. PMID: 28381102

Prognosis

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis and primary ovarian failure: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis in a mixed-gender cohort.
Mo Y, Shang A, Wei G, Xu D, Hou Y, Shao X, Yue C
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024;15:1340993. Epub 2024 May 16 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1340993. PMID: 38818501Free PMC Article
Bone health in women with premature ovarian insufficiency/early menopause: a 23-year longitudinal analysis.
Jones AR, Enticott J, Ebeling PR, Mishra GD, Teede HT, Vincent AJ
Hum Reprod 2024 May 2;39(5):1013-1022. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae037. PMID: 38396142Free PMC Article
Women, lipids, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a call to action from the European Atherosclerosis Society.
Roeters van Lennep JE, Tokgözoğlu LS, Badimon L, Dumanski SM, Gulati M, Hess CN, Holven KB, Kavousi M, Kayıkçıoğlu M, Lutgens E, Michos ED, Prescott E, Stock JK, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Wermer MJH, Benn M
Eur Heart J 2023 Oct 14;44(39):4157-4173. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad472. PMID: 37611089Free PMC Article
Anti-Müllerian hormone for the diagnosis and prediction of menopause: a systematic review.
Nelson SM, Davis SR, Kalantaridou S, Lumsden MA, Panay N, Anderson RA
Hum Reprod Update 2023 May 2;29(3):327-346. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac045. PMID: 36651193Free PMC Article
Systemic lupus erythematosus and menopause.
Gompel A
Climacteric 2020 Apr;23(2):109-115. Epub 2019 Oct 28 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2019.1679113. PMID: 31657240

Clinical prediction guides

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis and primary ovarian failure: a two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis in a mixed-gender cohort.
Mo Y, Shang A, Wei G, Xu D, Hou Y, Shao X, Yue C
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024;15:1340993. Epub 2024 May 16 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1340993. PMID: 38818501Free PMC Article
Bone health in women with premature ovarian insufficiency/early menopause: a 23-year longitudinal analysis.
Jones AR, Enticott J, Ebeling PR, Mishra GD, Teede HT, Vincent AJ
Hum Reprod 2024 May 2;39(5):1013-1022. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deae037. PMID: 38396142Free PMC Article
Classification of Atretic Small Antral Follicles in the Human Ovary.
Wei F, Fan X, Del Valle JS, Asseler JD, van der Meeren LE, Cheng H, Roelen BAJ, Louwe LA, Pilgram GSK, van der Westerlaken LAJ, van Mello NM, Chuva de Sousa Lopes SM
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Nov 28;24(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms242316846. PMID: 38069168Free PMC Article
Anti-Müllerian hormone for the diagnosis and prediction of menopause: a systematic review.
Nelson SM, Davis SR, Kalantaridou S, Lumsden MA, Panay N, Anderson RA
Hum Reprod Update 2023 May 2;29(3):327-346. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac045. PMID: 36651193Free PMC Article
Menopause guideline appraisal and algorithm development for premature ovarian insufficiency.
Yeganeh L, Boyle JA, Wood A, Teede H, Vincent AJ
Maturitas 2019 Dec;130:21-31. Epub 2019 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2019.09.009. PMID: 31706432

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy of intra-ovarian injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma in women with poor responders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vahabi Dastjerdi M, Sheibani S, Taheri M, Hezarcheshmeh FK, Jahangirian J, Jazayeri M, Hosseinirad H, Doohandeh T, Valizadeh R
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2024 Jun;309(6):2323-2338. Epub 2024 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07442-0. PMID: 38589612
Childhood adversity and accelerated reproductive events: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ding W, Xu Y, Kondracki AJ, Sun Y
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024 Mar;230(3):315-329.e31. Epub 2023 Oct 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.10.005. PMID: 37820985
Anti-Müllerian hormone for the diagnosis and prediction of menopause: a systematic review.
Nelson SM, Davis SR, Kalantaridou S, Lumsden MA, Panay N, Anderson RA
Hum Reprod Update 2023 May 2;29(3):327-346. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmac045. PMID: 36651193Free PMC Article
Hormone therapy for uterine and endometrial development in women with premature ovarian insufficiency.
Craciunas L, Zdoukopoulos N, Vinayagam S, Mohiyiddeen L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Oct 6;10(10):CD008209. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008209.pub2. PMID: 36200708Free PMC Article
A systematic review and standardized clinical validity assessment of genes involved in female reproductive failure.
Volozonoka L, Miskova A, Kornejeva L, Kempa I, Bargatina V, Gailite L
Reproduction 2022 Apr 22;163(6):351-363. doi: 10.1530/REP-21-0486. PMID: 35451369Free PMC Article

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