Turner's syndrome (also referred to as gonadal dysgenesis) is a relatively common genetic disorder of females, which affects many body systems. Approximately one in every 2,000-5,000 female babies has Turner's syndrome. About 98-99% of pregnancies with Turner's syndrome abort spontaneously, usually during the first trimester of pregnancy. Approximately 10% of fetuses from pregnancies that have spontaneously aborted have Turner's Syndrome.

Described by Dr. Henry Turner in 1938, this disorder in due to a deficiency in the amount of genetic material on the X chromosome, one of the two sex chromosomes. Diagnosis of Turner's syndrome is made with a chromosome analysis. Turner's syndrome is not related to advanced maternal age and is a sporadic event, with the risk of recurrence not increased for subsequent pregnancies.

Turner's syndrome is associated with short stature and failure to mature sexually. Other problems may include learning difficulties, skeletal abnormalities (e.g., webbed neck...