Recent progress in the understanding of autoimmune adrenal disease, including a detailed
analysis of a group of patients with Addison's disease (AD), has been reviewed. Criteria for …

Premature ovarian failure (POF) causing hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism occurs in 1%
of women. In majority of cases the underlying cause is not identified. The known causes …

Premature ovarian failure (POF) affects 1% of young women. This condition has significant
psychological sequelae and major health implications. POF seriously interferes with fertility …

The involvement of autoimmune mechanisms in premature ovarian failure has been put
forward by numerous investigators. In various other ovarian pathologies, such as idiopathic …

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a disorder of multicausal etiology leading to infertility in
women. Development of ovarian auto-antibodies is a causative factor in most POF cases …

The combined measurement of autoantibodies and markers of ovarian reserve (as inhibin B
and AMH) may permit to identify women with POI due to steroid cell autoimmunity with a …

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a heterogeneous syndrome with several causative
factors. Autoimmune mechanisms are involved in pathogenesis of 4-30% of POF cases. The …

Female fertility can be affected by diseases or dysfunctions of reproductive tract,
neuroendocrine system, and immune system. Reproductive autoimmune failure can be …

Detection of specific autoantibodies remains the most practical clinical and research marker
of autoimmune disease. The lack of consensus on ovary specific antibodies as a marker for …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of steroid-cell autoantibodies, 3β-hydroxysteroid
dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) antibodies, 17α-hydroxylase (17α-OH) antibodies, and P450 side …