The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The Section on Women’s Health of the Developmental Endocrinology Branch of NICHD is recruiting women with Premature Ovarian Failure to participate in their clinical study:

National Institutes of Health POF Resources http://eclipse.nichd.nih.gov/nichd/deb/geuPOF/resources.htm

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center http://eclipse.nichd.nih.gov/nichd/deb/geuPOF/vcc.htm

"What’s The Best Approach To Spontaneous Premature Ovarian Failure?" by Dr. Lawrence Nelson, Principal Investigator at NIH for POF research studies/clinical trials.

Protocol #91-CH-127: "Ovarian Follicle Function in Patients with Premature Ovarian Failure." View complete details

Protocol #92-CH-0223: "Autoimmune Premature Ovarian Failure: A Controlled Trial of Alternate-Day Prednisone Therapy" View complete details

For further information, contact Vien Vanderhoof at 1-877-206-0911 (toll-free) or her research assistant, Heather at 1-888-644-8891 (toll-free) or if you live in the DC area call 301- 435-7926.

(NOTE:There are no geographic restrictions - people can come from anywhere in the world)

We've been granted permission to reprint a wonderful article about NIH that was originally published at the Washingtonian magazine (Sept. 1997 issue). It's called "Last Best Hope" by Larry Van Dyne. It profiles (amongst others), the story of a woman diagnosed with POF, who participated on the POF related protocols. Her story is under the title "Two Things Every Little Girl Wants".