Turner Syndrome versus Constitutional Short Stature: Psychopathology and Reactions to Height

The most constant physical feature of women with Turner syndrome (TS) is that they are short.However, women with TS usually have other problems as well—estrogen deficiency, pubertal delay, and infertility. All of these are secondary to a chromosomal abnormality. Although TS in children has been quite carefully studied, the effects of these difficulties on adult psychological adjustment are largely unknown.