Summary
Background. Access to safe abortion is a key aspect of women’s reproductive health. Medical and surgical abortion methods are highly effective and generally safe when performed by trained professionals, though complications can occur. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 73 million abortions are performed worldwide each year. Since 2023, women in Lithuania have been given the option to choose medical abortion as an alternative to surgical methods.
Premature ovarian failure is a clinical condition, which occurs in 1% of women aged 40 and over, and is often characterised by amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, in creased levels of go nadotropic hormones, and decreased estrogen levels. The etiology is usually left unclear, but the genetic, autoimmune, infectious, jatrogenic factors that influence the development of this disease are determined. Pathogenetically, premature follicular depletion or dysfunction is most important.
