I'm just curious to know if there are any women out there with Turners Syndrome? I'd love to hear from you if you do, know anything about it or know anyone who has it....Statistically there'll be others even in this club...If you don't feel comfortable talking about it here, I'd still love to hear from you...My email is natissegrimshaw@yahoo.com.au or orgnote me...thanks!!
[This message was edited Wed Jul 14 19:27:46 2004 by Natisse]

Omigoodness, I'm stupid.

If you don't mind my asking? What is Turner's Syndrome? I saw another thread on it at NPGMC and now I wanna know.

Turner's syndrome - a chromosomal disorder in females who have only one X chromosome; marked by dwarfism and heart abnormalities and underdeveloped sex organs
sex-linked disorder - any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones; "hemophilia is determined by a gene defect on an X chromosome"

nesseone said:

um, yep, that's a very short description of it...1 in every 2500 (roughly) LIVE female births (so doesn't count the number of female babies who don't make it) so it's actually not as rare as you think...which is why I think there are others out there

It's the reason I'm so short and can't concieve naturally among many other health problems I have to be careful of now I'm an adult

check out my webpage - http://www.geocities.com/...drome.html

that has more info

there has to be others out there...

Natisse said:

Hi Natisse, if you don't mind me asking - could you conceive with help (ie IVF etc)? I'm just curious, I was reading about this condition the other day.

charlottegelin said:

no I don't mind at all...nothing's off limits with me

yes, I could concieve with IVF - with both male and female donors help, tho, so it would prove to be veeeeery expensive

I've never really felt a huge, huge pressure to have children, tho, anyway, so it's something I've dealt with

could it be that my co-worker's wife was pregnant and she lost her baby because the baby had Turner's syndrome ?

or am i thinking of a different syndrome all together.

dawntreader said:

don't know, sorry, but I doubt it...it's a possibility, tho :::::shrugs:::::

Natisse said:

that's ok...

but if it is, then i'm happy that you made it out of your mothers womb and are a lively .org-girl !

dawntreader said:

lol thanks - well so am I!!

Natisse said:

re-reading what i wrote: there must have been a better way to express what i wanted to say, but you got it !

dawntreader said:

lol yep - I got it

I still think there'll be other members with it, tho, I believe there is...

I learned about Klingfetter's syndrome (or something like that) where boys have an extra X chromosome... so it's kinda opposite, I guess.

Natsume said:

yep...there is a "male" version of it, too...the side effects are different, tho

Natisse sweetie i think u are quite an amazing person!

Luv u lots.

Personally i have not come across any1 else with Turners, but then again i don't think most people are as open about these things as u are.

Thank you for starting this thread, Natisse. I didn't know anything at all about Turner's - and now I do, thanks to you!

Natsume said:

U mean Kleinfelters?

'dre

lollyp0p said:

sweetie..thanks

yeah I am very open...I'm terrible at smalltalk and am not afraid to talk about anything

DreZone said:

I'll have to research that and find out a bit about it

Is Turner's syndrome similar to polycistic ovary syndrome?

HelloKittyIsMyFriend said:

no, kitty, not at all, sorry...with that there is still a chance of falling pregnant naturally because the ovaries are still there, even tho there are obviously problems...with Turners basically there's nothing there at all, hence the reason we can't fall pregnant naturally. We can carry a child, but can't concieve

Natisse said:

thats the best way to be hun,

lollyp0p said:

I reckon so, too right back atcha

Kleinfelter's Syndrome

Affected males have an extra X chromosome resulting in XXY

As many as 4 X chromosomes may be present

An extra Y chromosome may be present on some occasions giving XXYY

It presents with:

Eunuchoid body proportions

Sterility due to azoospermia

Gynaecomastia in a proportion of cases (Male breast cancer however is estimated to affect some 3% of KS men, about 20 times what one would expect to find in ordinary 46,XY males)

Mild Mental retardation in some cases

Respiratory disorders such as asthma seem to be much more common than one would expect

Melatonin levels appear to be abnormal

Natisse said:

This explains it well - my medical encyclopedia is so vague. I am expecting my third child, I know its a boy, and I read through all the genetic variations that can occur, not to scare myself but to prepare myself, because you never knows what awaits. I like the info on your website too Natisse, thanks.

charlottegelin said:

you're welcome good luck with your new little man!!!!!

DreZone said:

yes yes yes, hence the "or something like that," smarty pants!