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Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI)

Updated 29 November 2021 under Health Guides.

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency or POI (previously called Premature Ovarian Failure, or POF) affects approximately 1 out of every 1000 teens and adult women between 15-29 years of age. What is […]

Birth Control Pills: Medical Uses

Updated 11 August 2022 under Health Guides.

Teens and young adults are often prescribed birth control pills for irregular or absent menstrual periods, menstrual cramps, acne, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), endometriosis, primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) and polycystic ovary […]

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