http://www.blogigo.co.uk/turner That's the world from my perspective - with a free weblog from blogigo. en Charlie2 Charlie2 Sun, 05 Mar 2006 05:05:23 +0100 daily 1 Turners Syndrome: a genetic defect in women in which there is only one X chromosome instead of the usual two. Affected women are infertile. They have female external genitalia but no ovariesand therefore no menstrual periods (see ammenhorea). Characteristically they are short in stature and have variable developmental defects which may include webbing of the neck. (Oxford Consice Medical Dictonary. 6th Edition. 2003. Oxford Univeristy Press. UK).   This is just one of a myriad of definitions I have read and descriptions I have been given of my condition. Probably the most upsetting was one describing a person with Turners Syndrome as asexual. For an 11 year old this was a lot to digest at the time. Having just finished a range of diagnostic tests and been informed of the outcome, Doctors were carefull to stress the importance of tha family no laying blame on each other. They offered counselling at the time, but from my recollection we had one session together. Perhaps... Sun, 05 Mar 2006 05:05:23 +0100 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/turner/Turners-Syndrome/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/turner/Turners-Syndrome/1/