Reproductive Issues in Women with Turner Syndrome

Overview

Journal Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Endocrinology

Date 2015 Nov 17

PMID 26568488

Citations 16

Authors

Lisal J Folsom

John S Fuqua

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Abstract

Turner syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities affecting female infants. The severity of clinical manifestations varies and it affects multiple organ systems. Women with Turner syndrome have a 3-fold increase in mortality, which becomes even more pronounced in pregnancy. Reproductive options include adoption or surrogacy, assisted reproductive techniques, and in rare cases spontaneous pregnancy. Risks for women with Turner syndrome during pregnancy include aortic disorders, hepatic disease, thyroid disease, type 2 diabetes, and cesarean section delivery. Providers must be familiar with the risks and recommendations in caring for women with Turner syndrome of reproductive age.

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