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Turner SyndromeTurner Syndrome
What is Turner Syndrome?What is Turner Syndrome?
A disorder in women A disorder in women caused by an caused by an inherited inherited chromosomal defectchromosomal defect
This disorder This disorder inhibits sexual inhibits sexual development and development and causes infertilitycauses infertility
FrequencyFrequency
1 in 2,500 or 1 in 2,000 liveborn 1 in 2,500 or 1 in 2,000 liveborn femalesfemales
No known difference in frequency No known difference in frequency based upon race, location or socio-based upon race, location or socio-economic factors economic factors
AbnormalitesAbnormalites
Short statueShort statue Puffy hands and feetPuffy hands and feet Webbed neckWebbed neck Ovarian failureOvarian failure Small lower jawSmall lower jaw Kidney abnormalitiesKidney abnormalities infertility in women infertility in women
and girlsand girls
What causes Turner What causes Turner SyndromeSyndrome
Caused by the complete or partial absence Caused by the complete or partial absence of 1 of the 2 X chromosomes normally found of 1 of the 2 X chromosomes normally found in women in women
mostly mostly MALEMALE chromosome non-disjunction chromosome non-disjunction It is not associated with any associated with It is not associated with any associated with
any environmental or any other factors any environmental or any other factors generally associated with genetic generally associated with genetic problemsproblems
No real causes have been found to be linked No real causes have been found to be linked to this conditionto this condition
It can happen to anyoneIt can happen to anyone
Lack of X chromosomeLack of X chromosome
Treatments & PreventionTreatments & Prevention
They can’t get pregnant without They can’t get pregnant without estrogen therapy during teenage yearsestrogen therapy during teenage years
Need hormone treatment to go Need hormone treatment to go through pubertythrough puberty
Cardiac surgeryCardiac surgery
There is no known prevention for this There is no known prevention for this inherited disorderinherited disorder