A chromosomal disorder in females since birth known as Turner Syndrome (also called Gonadal dysgenesis) is characterized by the absence or defect of one X chromosome.
CAUSES OF TURNER SYNDROME
Turner syndrome is characterized by an incomplete or absent second sex chromosome, although the precise cause of this condition is still unknown.
Females receive one X chromosome from each parent when they are born, but in people with Turner syndrome, one X chromosome copy is either missing or significantly altered. Most people are born with two sex chromosomes.
SYMPTOMS OF TURNER SYNDROME
Common symptoms of Turner Syndrome are:
- Short stature
- Web neck
- Swollen hands and feet
- With nipples spaced widely apart, the chest is broad and flat.
- Under developed breast
- Low hair lines
- Prominent ear lobes
- Drooping eyelids
- Dry eyes
- Infertility
- Intercourse that is painful due to vaginal dryness
- Absent menstruation
- Arms with a slight elbow turn are referred to as cubitus valgus.
- Aortic narrowing-related heart murmur
- Hypertension
- Underactive thyroid
- Obesity
- Recurrent ear infection
- Osteoporosis
- Scoliosis, also known as a side-to-side curvature of the spine
- Horseshoe kidney
- Small fingernails
Diagnosis and Investigations:
- A prenatal test called amniocentesis is used to look for chromosomal abnormalities.
- Blood test called a kyrotype that looks for chromosomal abnormalities
- The purpose of abdominal and pelvic ultrasonography is to look for ovarian tissue.
- An echocardiogram is performed to look for heart malformations.
- MRI of the chest:
- Growth hormone (GH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the blood.
Complications of turner’s syndrome?
-Diabetes
-Heart defects
-Kidney problems
-Obesity
HOMEOPATHIC APPROACH FOR TURNER SYNDROME
Depending on how the symptoms present themselves, a homeopathic treatment may be recommended in some circumstances.
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