Turner Syndrome and Infertility: A Review of Literature

Fertility of women with Turner Syndrome is now being more interested due to the new improvements in assisted reproductive techniques. Turner Syndrome is characterized by the premature atresia of ovarian follicules. Atresia starts at intrauterine period and continues till all ovarian follicules go to atresia. The time of this period changes from patient to patient. Also Turner Syndrome is related with higher risks in pregnancy. These include higher incidence of spontaneous abortion, fetal anomaly, maternal morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Patient with Turner Syndrome should be evaluated carefully, because these patients are at risk for cardiovascular disease that can be dangerous in pregnancy. In this review, we researched the literature about fertility in Turner Syndrome and options about solutions for fertility problems in