I have read that an intake of soy maybe helpful. Any thoughts on the impact of diet?
There is not much known about the impact of soy or diet on POF. There is some environmental evidence that women who consume large amounts of dairy products might shorten their reproductive life spans by a couple of years (somewhat like smoking effects). Whether this is a cause of POF in some women is a subject of debate. I usually tell patients who are interested in modifying their diets to avoid dairy (and eat lots of calcium to make up for it!) and increase soy protein, but you to be careful about which forms of soy may help. Soy does not act directly on the ovary, but it may improve symptoms. Tempeh and miso are fermented soy products and they seem to have more of the active phytoestrogens and other agents that have the best effect. There are some kinds of soy milk that are also helpful in this regard, but I’m not sure which brands to recommend to you. Good luck with it!
