Tumor-Drug Treatments & Premature Ovarian Failure

Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) is a possible side effect of long-term use of tumor-drug treatments.

A. ' induced unintentionally by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures'
'… obtaining blood from humans is an invasive procedure with inherent risks to the patient such as pain at the needle site and the increased likelihood of acquiring an iatrogenic infection.'
B. 'iatrogenically induced illness'

Source

1. Goswami, Deepti, and Gerard S. Conway. "Premature ovarian failure." Hormone Research in Paediatrics 68.4 (2007): 196-202. DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmi012 | Source: https://academic.oup.com/humupd/article-abstract/11/4/391/874983
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3. Merriam Webster: dictionary "iatrogenic" (2/25) Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iatrogenic