"Crush the Ignorance of Turner's Syndrome!"

Help celebrate TS Awareness month in February with the Turner Syndrome of the United
States' theme "Short Happens!"

What is Turner Syndrome?
Turner Syndrome is a non-inherited chromosomal condition that affects girls and women with common conditions such as:

*Delayed puberty
*Heart defects
*Puffy hands and feet
*Learning Difficulties (i.e. math) with normal intelligence
*Kidney, thyroid, and liver concerns
*Hearing loss
*Frequent ear infections
*Social difficulties
*Infertility due to nonfunctional ovaries
*Scoliosis

Plus common physical traits such as:
*Short stature
*Many moles
*Receding lower jaw
*Low-set ears
*Triangular face
*Webbed neck

Turner Syndrome can be diagnosed throughout the lifespan including adulthood with a test called a karyotype. Currently, 50% of the girls are NOT diagnosed until their pre-teen or teen years. Advances such as growth hormone and estrogen therapy have improved the lives of girls and women with TS.

***If you know a girl or woman with the above symptoms, PLEASE encourage her to get tested.***

For more information, please visit www.turnersyndrome.org

The Turner Syndrome Society creates awareness, promotes research, and provides support for all persons touched by TS. Find out more about Turner Syndrome, then tell a friend, family member, a business associate or a health care professional and help us CRUSH THE IGNORANCE OF TURNER SYNDROME. We can't do it without you!