Are there ways to prevent or treat Addisons disease in women with premature ovarian failure?
While there is currently no way to prevent Addison’s disease, the best way to treat it is to find out whether you have it. You can easily manage the condition with the help of your health care provider, by taking medication that replaces the hormones your adrenal glands are not making. If left untreated, however, the disease can be life threatening because the body can’t respond properly to stressful events, such as severe illness, injury, or surgery. Researchers now recommend that health care providers screen all women who have confirmed premature ovarian failure for Addison’s disease using the adrenal antibody test, although such screening is not yet standard practice. If women with undetected Addison’s disease undergo an exceptional physical stress, such as surgery or a car accident, they are at risk for an “adrenal crisis,” a situation that can lead to shock and even death. Therefore, screening for the disease is especially important before a woman with premature ovarian failure ha
