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Pregnancy Associated with Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism

From the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pathology. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. New York.

A case of a 30-year-old female with secondary amenorrhea and relative hypergonadotropic hypogonadism is presented. The patient demonstrated persistently elevated levels of gonadotropins in spite of clinical and laboratory evidence of estrogen production. Laparoscopic directed biopsy revealed a total absence of ova, but in spite of this finding, conception ensued. Variations in ovarian sensitivity throughout the female reproductive period and in certain pathologic states are discussed, as well as the apparent limitation of single laparoscopic directed biopsies for confirming the diagnosis of premature menopause. Finally, the theoretical use of exogenous estrogen to induce ovulation in patients with the ovarian insensitivity syndrome is discussed.