Spontaneous pregnancy and birth of a normal female from a woman with Turner syndrome and elevated gonadotropins.
OBJECTIVE
To provide data for pregnancies in girls with Turner syndrome. Only 5%-10% of TS girls undergo spontaneous puberty and have menses. Spontaneous pregnancy occurs in 2%-7% of TS girls and is associated with a high rate of miscarriages, stillbirths, malformations, and chromosomal aberrations. Besides fetal problems, pregnancy in TS girls is of high risk for the mothers as well.


METHODS
Case report.


METHODS
Academic unit.


METHODS
One patient, now aged 28 years, was referred for short stature at age 13 years after an operation for coarctation of the aorta. The karyotype was 88% 45X, 5% 46XX, 5% 47XXX, 2% XO+Fr. The gonadotropin values at presentation and on follow-up ranged from high normal to high levels. Pubertal development and menses occurred spontaneously. At the age of 20 and 21 years, dominant follicles of 14 and 17 mm, respectively, were found on sonography. She conceived spontaneously at the age of 26 years and had an uneventful pregnancy, giving birth to a normal girl with normal chromosome constitution and birth weight of 2,800 g.


METHODS
None.


METHODS
Pregnancy outcome.


RESULTS
Successful spontaneous pregnancy.


CONCLUSIONS
Bearing in mind the serious problems of fertility and pregnancy outcome encountered in TS girls, we considered such a rare escape from the expected course of biological events to be worth reporting.
Livadas
Sarantis
S
Endocrine Unit, First Pediatric Department, Athens University School of Medicine, and Agia Sophia Children's Hospital, Thivon & Livadias, Athens, Greece.
Xekouki
Paraskevi
P
Kafiri
Georgia
G
Voutetakis
Antonis
A
Maniati-Christidi
Maria
M
Dacou-Voutetakis
Catherine
C
D000328:Adult; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008572:Menarche; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011627:Puberty; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone