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                        Jessica, it is unusual to be diagnosed as young as 13.  I am now almost 52 and have been through most of menopause and the disease has pretty much disappeared.  I had some rough moments and have lingering neurological problems associated with pregnancy.  The leading researchers for AIP are at Abbot-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.  There is an excellent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine I think in 1975.