Endocrine Abstracts

Turner syndrome (TS) affects 25–50 per 100 000 females and can involve multiple organs through all stages of life, necessitating a multidisciplinary approach to care. Previous guidelines have highlighted this, but numerous important advances have been noted since their publication. These advances cover all specialty fields involved in the care of girls and women with TS. This new international guideline is based on an international effort that started with exploratory mee...

In July 2016, an International Turner Syndrome Meeting was organized in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Today, an updated document concerning the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care of Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome is finalized. This document gives the summary of the evidence and expert opinions about several aspects of the treatment and follow-up of individuals with Turner syndrome. It will be published soon. In this presentation, the main conclusions and recommendations ...

In this session, the adult aspects of Turner syndrome are addressed following the new Clinical Practice Guidelines for Turner syndrome. The presentation includes both theoretical backgrounds and practical recommendations. Fertility preservation is discussed and the results of our GRADE evaluation according to the outcome of oocyte donation is presented. New insights in health surveillance for co-morbidities are highlighted. Practical tools for transition from pediatric to adul...

Individuals with Turner syndrome (TS) have an increased risk for congenital and acquired cardiovascular disease (23–50%). This results in increased morbidity and mortality throughout the TS lifespan. There is an increased prevalence of bicuspid aortic valve malformation, coarctatio of the aorta, elongation of the transverse aortic arch, and partial anomalous venous return. In addition, TS females may develop aortopathy that may result in clinically significant aortic dila...

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