Endocrine Abstracts

Though results of scientific studies are rather controversial, it is known that adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and Turner syndrome (TS) experience disturbances in psychological well-being and quality of life. Results of our previous studies confirm that quality of life and emotional state are worse in adult patients with adult-onset, childhood-onset GHD and TS than in age- and sex-matched controls.Aim: The aim of the study was to compare qua...

Introduction: Turner syndrome (TS) is female genetic disorder arrising from loss of X-chromosome material, associated with characteristic physical neuropsychological features.Objective: Examine peculiarities of body composition, cognitive functions, emotional state, quality of life (QoL) of TS patients after discontinued growth hormone (GH) therapy.Patients and methods: Eighteen girls (age 21.47±4.09 years) with diagnosis of T...