Primary ovarian failure. Contribution of imaging studies

Ovarian failure always requires imaging studies, regardless of the events s urrounding its discovery. Ultrasound scanning of the pelvis is the best met hod for evaluating the internal genital organs, whose anatomy and function can be assess-ed based on morphological and morphometric findings. The age of the patient and conditions under which the examination was performed sho uld be taken into account when interpreting the results. Ultrasound scannin g contributes both to the diagnosis of ovarian failure and to the identific ation of the cause. The size of the ovaries may be of value for predicting the likelihood of ovarian function recovery. Ultrasound scanning is also he lpful in monitoring the efficacy of hormone replacement therapy.