Autoimmune oophoritis

Autoimmune oophoritis: Introduction

Inflammation of the ovaries caused by autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is a malfunction of the immune system which causes it to attack itself. In the case of autoimmune oophoritis, the body's own immune system attacks the ovaries and causes their destruction. The condition can cause infertility.

Symptoms of Autoimmune oophoritis

• Lower abdominal pain
• Fever
• Malaise
• Vaginal discharge
• Irregular bleeding
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 13 symptoms of Autoimmune oophoritis

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Autoimmune oophoritis:

• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• more tests...»

Autoimmune oophoritis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Autoimmune oophoritis:

• Cystic ovaries
• Early menopause (see Menopause)
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Autoimmune oophoritis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Autoimmune oophoritis?

• Misdiagnosis of Autoimmune oophoritis
• Failure to diagnose Autoimmune oophoritis
• Undiagnosed: Autoimmune oophoritis

Autoimmune oophoritis: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Autoimmune oophoritis: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Autoimmune oophoritis:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Womens Health
• more product offers...»

Autoimmune oophoritis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Autoimmune oophoritis

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Autoimmune oophoritis: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Immune-Related Disease Specialists (Immunology):
  • Allergy & Immunology (Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies & Immune Diseases)
  • Immunopathology
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Autoimmune oophoritis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Autoimmune oophoritis:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Autoimmune oophoritis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Autoimmune oophoritis: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Autoimmune oophoritis

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Autoimmune oophoritis

Medical research articles related to Autoimmune oophoritis include:

• Ovarian Insufficiency (Overview)
• Ovarian Insufficiency (Treatment)
• Spontaneous Primary Ovarian Insufficiency and Premature Ovarian Failure (Treatment)
• Spontaneous Primary Ovarian Insufficiency and Premature Ovarian Failure (Follow-up)
• Ovarian Insufficiency (Follow-up)
• Spontaneous Primary Ovarian Insufficiency and Premature Ovarian Failure (Diagnosis)
• Amenorrhea, Primary (Overview)
• Polyglandular Autoimmune Syndrome, Type II (Overview)
• more research...»

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Reseach about Autoimmune oophoritis

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Autoimmune oophoritis: Broader Related Topics

• Autoimmune diseases
• Ovary conditions
• Oophoritis
• more types...»

Types of Autoimmune oophoritis

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Definitions of Autoimmune oophoritis:

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)