{"id":231618,"date":"2023-06-27T07:14:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T07:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=231618"},"modified":"2023-11-06T07:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T07:31:20","slug":"turner-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/turner-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Turner syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A genetic condition that exclusively impacts females, wherein one of the two X chromosomes responsible for determining female sex is absent or exhibits abnormalities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-13\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A condition resulting from a chromosomal irregularity that exclusively impacts females.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-17\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The features of Turner&#8217;s syndrome include short height, a web-like appearance of the neck skin, delayed or absent development of sexual traits, failure to menstruate (amenorrhea), narrowing of the aorta, as well as eye and bone irregularities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Administering growth hormone from a young age enables girls with Turner&#8217;s syndrome to attain a height close to normal. Surgical intervention is used to address the narrowing of the aorta. Estrogen medication can trigger menstruation, although it does not restore fertility in affected girls.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A birth defect marked by a shorter than average height, skin extending from the upper neck to the shoulders (known as neck webbing), swollen body tissues, malformed nails, shortened fingers, and a condition where the arms are turned out at the elbows, known as cubitus valgus.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A genetic condition that exclusively impacts females, wherein one of the two X chromosomes responsible for determining female sex is absent or exhibits abnormalities. A condition resulting from a chromosomal irregularity that exclusively impacts females. 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