http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001417/
Turner syndrome
Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome; Gonadal dysgenesis; Monosomy X
Last reviewed: October 14, 2009.
Turner syndrome is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Humans have 46 chromosomes. Chromosomes contain all of your genes and DNA, the building blocks of the body. Two of these chromosomes, the sex chromosomes, determine if you become a boy or a girl. Females normally have two of the same sex chromosomes, written as XX. Males have an X and a Y chromosome (written as XY).
In Turner syndrome, cells are missing all or part of an X chromosome. The condition only occurs in females. Most commonly, the female patient has only one X chromosome. Others may have two X chromosomes, but one of them is incomplete. Sometimes, a female has some cells with two X chromosomes, but other cells have only one.
Turner syndrome occurs in about 1 out of 2,000 live births.
Symptoms
Possible symptoms in young infants include:
*Swollen hands and feet
*Wide and webbed neck
A combination of the following symptoms may be seen in older females:
*Absent or incomplete development at puberty, including sparse pubic hair and small breasts
*Broad, flat chest shaped like a shield
*Drooping eyelids
*Dry eyes
*Infertility
*No periods (absent menstruation)
*Short height
*Vaginal dryness, can lead to painful intercourse
If there’s no ovaries, there’s no female cycle, no lining for the egg to implant to.
How do they expect an pregnancy to *take* in that case?