Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1989 Jan;160(1):114-5.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(89)90100-2.

Pregnancy in premature ovarian failure after therapy with oral contraceptives despite resistance to previous human menopausal gonadotropin therapy

J H Check  1 , J S Chase, M Spence
Affiliations

Pregnancy in premature ovarian failure after therapy with oral contraceptives despite resistance to previous human menopausal gonadotropin therapy

J H Check et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Jan.

Abstract

We report the case of a 35-year-old woman with premature ovarian failure that was documented at 29 years of age, who wanted to conceive. Although she failed to respond to high doses of menotropin therapy, she ovulated and conceived after she took an oral contraceptive. The oral contraceptive was used to reduce the elevated level of gonadotropins in an effort to restore receptors to the luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, which theoretically may have been down-regulated.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

  • Premature ovarian failure.
    Nelson LM, Merriam GR. Nelson LM, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Mar;162(3):874-6. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(90)91047-g. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990. PMID: 2316604 No abstract available.

LinkOut - more resources