TURNER SYNDROME

TURNER SYNDROME

• When the "X" is missing or partly missing (females only)
• Effects around 2,000 woman a year in US
• Life expectancy is normal as long as they get medicines

SYMPTOMS

• Wide or weblike neck
• Low hair line at the back of the head
• Low set ears
• Short fingers and toes
• Physical and mental disabilities

Growth hormone
Growth hormone therapy is highly recommended to help treat Turner Syndrome. The purpose of this is to gain height in the childhood or teen years.

Estrogen therapy
Estrogen therapy is to help the daughter start puberty and achieve adult woman sexual delopment

DIFFERENT NAMES

• Ullrich
• Gonadal dysgenesis
• 45x
• Monosomyx

CHALLENGES

• Hearing and vision
• High blood pressure
• Dental promblems
• Diabetes

Diagnose
Prenatal screening test that evaluate the baby's DNA in mothers blood. They take a piece of tissue from the placenta and test on it

Research.The only thing close to gene therapy offered is growth hormone replacement even if replacement eggs are used the mother can still have difficulties with pregnancy

WEBSITES USED

• Mayoclinic.org/turnersyndrome
• Kidshealth.org/porfht/medical/sexual/tuner.html

PEOPLE IN GROUP.

• Cadence H.
• Kash E.
• Kaira E.
• Nala S.