Sexuality and quality of life in congenital hypogonadisms.
Turner syndrome and idiopathic congenital hypogonadism including Kallmann syndrome are conditions associated to a large number of widely known comorbidities that need a medical support forever. One of the characteristics shared by both conditions is the lack of sexual development that influencing the sexuality functioning and quality of life of the affected women. Few studies have been conducted to assess these topics, but they need to be considered in the treatment to all women with hypogonadism. This review on the major medical issues and psychological aspects, also focus in the present knowledge about sexual function and quality of life of women with Turner syndrome and idiopathic congenital hypogonadism, which aims to help in the comprehensive management of these patients.
a Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Faculty of Medicine , Universidad de los Andes , Santiago , Chile and.
María Fernanda
MF
Garrido Oyarzún
b Clinic Institute of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Hospital Clinic-Institut, d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain.
Camil
C
Castelo-Branco
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007006:Hypogonadism / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000523:psychology; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology
Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; Kallmann syndrome; Turner syndrome; quality of life; sexual function