Turner Syndrome was founded in 1938, when 7 patients between 15-23 years old were diagnosed with dwarfism and lack of sexual development. They were referred to Henry Turner and he treated them with pituitary extracts, yet they had no effect on the patients. This was unusual and led to more research being done on these peculiar signs. After 21 years of examination, Dr. Charles Ford and some of his colleagues first announced a report of a woman with a 45.X karyotype. A karyotype is the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species. It was then that we got a definition of these signs. It turned out to be that these 7 patients were not dwarfs but had a genetic disorder called Turner Syndrome.
Turner Syndrome is a chromosomal condition that alters development in females. It results when one normal X chromosome is present in a female's cells and the other sex chromosome is missing or broken. The missing genetic material affects development before and after birth. Turner syndrome is not usually inherited but can happen when a gamete with 23 chromosomes and a gamete with 22 chromosomes make an embryo that will be monosomy. On the other hand, in an affected individual,…show more content… This doctor will monitor the disorder and give advice on a timely treatment and other management. One treatment for Turner syndrome consists of Growth hormone injections. GH injections often begin in early childhood so that by the time the person reaches the adult stage they may have increased final adult height by a few inches. Another treatment is estrogen replacement. Estrogen therapy is usually started at the time of normal puberty, around 12 years to start breast development. Estrogen and progesterone are given again but at a later time to begin a monthly 'period,' which is necessary to keep the womb healthy and to prevent