Premature ovarian failure is when you stop menstruating before age 40.

If a girl never begins menstruation, it is called primary ovarian failure.

Chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer can sometimes cause ovarian failure.

Early menopause and premature ovarian failure are no longer considered to be the same condition.

It is difficult, though not impossible, for women who have premature ovarian failure to become pregnant.

Treatment for premature ovarian failure will help you manage your symptoms.

At this time, there is no way to prevent premature ovarian failure.

In most cases, irregular periods do not mean a woman has premature ovarian failure.

Premature ovarian failure has also been associated with diminishing white matter.

When this happens before the age of 40, it is considered to be premature ovarian failure.