Sex hormone replacement therapy for individuals with Turner syndrome

@article{Backeljauw2019SexHR,
  title={Sex hormone replacement therapy for individuals with Turner syndrome},
  author={Philippe F. Backeljauw and Karen O Klein},
  journal={American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics},
  year={2019},
  volume={181},
  pages={79 - 83}
}
  • P. Backeljauw, K. Klein
  • Published 1 March 2019
  • Medicine, Biology
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
Turner syndrome is a relatively common genetic condition resulting from absence of all or part of the second sex chromosome. Individuals with Turner syndrome commonly exhibit cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, reproductive, and/or psychosocial abnormalities, among other conditions. Most girls with Turner syndrome have hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and therefore need sex steroid hormonal replacement therapy. The optimal estrogen replacement treatment regimen to induce pubertal development is… 
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