Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal aberration with a total or partial loss of one of the two X chromosomes, occurring in 1/2000–1/2500 newborn girls. Primary ovarian insufficiency is a classic feature of this syndrome. Therefore, fertility preservation is proposed to girls or adolescents with TS. So far, no pregnancy has been reported in TS women after ovarian or oocyte freezing. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence and the outcome of spont...

Context: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), defined by LH and FSH deficiencies, lead to impairment in testicular growth, testicular hormonal secretions and spermatogenesis. HH can have a prenatal (congenital HH, CHH) or post-natal (acquired HH, HHA) onset. Direct comparison of reproductive phenotypes (RP) between CHH and AHH has not been systematically performed in large series representative of these two populations.Patients and methods: 60 normal men,...