ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Characteristics of the Turner syndrome (TS) include congenital gonadal dysgenesis resulting in disturbed sexual maturation. Only 20 % of patients with TS menstruate spontaneously. In most cases pharmacological puberty induction is required to maintain female secondary sex characteristics and menarche. Preferred age of start of estrogen replacement is between 11 and 12 years with gradual increase of dose during 2–3 years.<p class="abstex...