How many women have Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Premature Ovarian Failure?
Accurate statistics about the disease are difficult to obtain due to misdiagnoses and undiagnosed cases. The estimates (from a study done in 1986) are as follows: 1 in 100 women by 40 years of age 1 in 1000 women by 30 years of age 1 in 10,000 women by 20 years of age What are some misconceptions about Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Premature Ovarian Failure? -One important misconception is that it is the same as premature menopause. Sometimes Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Premature Ovarian Failue is referred to as “premature menopause” but this is inaccurate and can give the wrong impression about the disease. The term premature menopause is sometimes used in news articles or websites related to Primary Ovarian Insufficiency / Premature Ovarian Failue because people tend to know the term “menopause”; but this can be problematic because it has the potential to steer public awareness in the wrong direction and take away from the seriousness of the disease. -A second important misconc
