What is Autoimmune oophoritis?
What is Autoimmune oophoritis?
- Autoimmune oophoritis: An autoimmune condition where the body's own immune system attacks the ovaries and causes them to become inflamed. It can lead to ovarian function stopping prematurely.
Autoimmune oophoritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Autoimmune oophoritis, or a subtype of Autoimmune oophoritis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Autoimmune oophoritis: Introduction
Types of Autoimmune oophoritis:
Broader types of Autoimmune oophoritis:
How serious is Autoimmune oophoritis?
Complications of Autoimmune oophoritis:
see complications of Autoimmune oophoritis
What causes Autoimmune oophoritis?
Causes of Autoimmune oophoritis: see causes of Autoimmune oophoritis
What are the symptoms of Autoimmune oophoritis?
Symptoms of Autoimmune oophoritis:
see symptoms of Autoimmune oophoritis
Complications of Autoimmune oophoritis:
see complications of Autoimmune oophoritis
Can anyone else get Autoimmune oophoritis?
Contagion of autoimmunity:
generally not; see details in contagion of autoimmune diseases.
Autoimmune oophoritis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Autoimmune oophoritis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Autoimmune oophoritis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Autoimmune oophoritis:
see treatments for Autoimmune oophoritis
Research for Autoimmune oophoritis:
see research for Autoimmune oophoritis
Organs Affected by Autoimmune oophoritis:
Organs and body systems related to Autoimmune oophoritis include:
Name and Aliases of Autoimmune oophoritis
Main name of condition: Autoimmune oophoritis
Class of Condition for Autoimmune oophoritis: autoimmune
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