Navigating fertility dilemmas across the lifespan in girls with Turner syndrome-a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Girls with Turner syndrome (TS) lack a partial or complete sex chromosome, which causes an accelerated decline of their ovarian reserve. Girls have to deal with several dilemmas related to their fertility, while only a limited number of them are referred to a fertility specialist and counselled about options of family planning on time.

Objective and rationale

This scoping review provides an update of the literature on fertility in girls with TS throughout their lifespan and aims to propose a clinical practice guideline on fertility in TS.

Search methods

Databases of PubMed, Embase, and Web of science were searched using the following key terms: Turner syndrome, fertility, puberty, pregnancy, sex-hormones, karyotype, fertility preservation, assisted reproduc

SUBMITTER: van der Coelen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11215162 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature