Women with Turner Syndrome Function Well in Adulthood

Compared with women in the general population, those with TS were better educated and more likely to be employed but less likely to marry.

Because women with Turner Syndrome (TS; partial or complete monosomy for an X chromosome) have altered mathematical and visuospatial abilities in addition to excess risk for certain medical problems (e.g., cardiac and renal abnormalities, short stature, premature ovarian failure, thyroid dysfunction, diabetes, hearing loss), concerns have been raised about their cognitive and social function as adults. In a cross-sectional study of 240 women with TS (age range, 25–67), investigators at the National Institutes of Health assessed education, employment, and marital status and evaluated the effects of adult height and parental origin of the single X chromosome on these findings.

Fully 70% of women with TS had baccalaureate degrees or higher comp…

Reviewing Author

Robert W. Rebar, MD

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Consultant/Advisory BoardMyovant Sciences, Inc.

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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member, Ethics Committee)

Robert W. Rebar, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardMyovant Sciences, Inc.

Editorial BoardsEndoText; Clinical OB/GYN Alert

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Society for Reproductive Medicine (Member, Ethics Committee)