Does having premature ovarian failure mean that Ill be infertile or unable to have children?
If you have premature ovarian failure, it will likely be very difficult for you to become pregnant because your ovaries aren’t working correctly. At this time, there is no proven medical treatment that improves a woman’s ability to have a baby naturally if she has premature ovarian failure. There is a chance that you will become pregnant without fertility treatment. Between 5 percent and 10 percent of women with premature ovarian failure do become pregnant, even though they have not had fertility treatment. Sometimes pregnancy can occur decades after the initial diagnosis. Researchers cannot explain why some women with premature ovarian failure get pregnant, while others do not. Because pregnancy is still possible for women who have premature ovarian failure, those who do not want to become pregnant should take steps to prevent pregnancy. In some women with premature ovarian failure, oral contraception may not be as effective for pregnancy prevention as it is in women who don’t have pr
