Pathophysiology and management of classic galactosemic primary ovarian insufficiency

• Main Authors: Synneva Hagen-Lillevik (Author), John S Rushing (Author), Leslie Appiah (Author), Nicola Longo (Author), Ashley Andrews (Author), Kent Lai (Author), Joshua Johnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bioscientifica, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Classic galactosemia is an inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism associated with early-onset primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in young women. Our understanding of the consequences of galactosemia upon fertility and fecundity of affected women is expanding, but there are important remaining gaps...