Open AccessTurner Syndrome Systematic Review: Spontaneous Thelarche and Menarche Stratified by Karyotype
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Dabrowski,
Rachel Jensen,
Emilie K. Johnson,
Reema Habiby,
Wendy J. Brickman,
Courtney Finlayson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000502902
Subject(s) - menarche , turner syndrome , medicine , karyotype , pediatrics , endocrinology , gynecology , biology , genetics , chromosome , gene
Girls with Turner syndrome (TS) have a high incidence of primary ovarian insufficiency. Recent data show rates of spontaneous thelarche (ST) of 38% and spontaneous menarche (SM) of 15-16%, with higher rates in those with mosaicism.