So what is Turners Syndrome? Basically it’s a Chromosome
abnormality affecting only females caused by a complete and partial deletion of
the ‘X’ chromosome. 1 in every 2,000 female births results in the baby being
born with Turners.
OK, scientific part over. Girls or women with Turners
Syndrome may only have a few or several of the features associated with Turners
(more on this later) but short stature and infertility are almost always
present.
I was born with under developed ovaries. Not only were they
under developed, they also had an increased chance of turning cancerous and so
they were removed when I was 7 yrs old, I’m infertile. I’m naturally very
maternal and have often wondered whether this is a natural instinct or whether
it’s been strengthened due to my circumstances. Thankfully options of IVF are
now available to women with Turners and that’s something I’ve began looking in
to recently, so watch out for updates in future posts.
I’ve learnt it’s important to have a positive perspective,
I’d never cope otherwise. Many people have argued the only purpose of human
life is to procreate, I couldn’t disagree more!! We are all here for a reason for being here and
that reason can be a million and one things, all individual to us. I mean, you
have to leave your stamp on the world in some way right? A lasting legacy. My
instinct tells me I would probably have fallen pregnant early if I were able to
conceive. That may have got in the way of development in other aspects of my
life, my career for example. Call me crazy, deluded, on cloud cookoo, I don’t
care, I probably am. Not having a baby naturally was just fate and if it’s
meant to be, IVF will work or I can adopt. It’s important I have a purpose in
life and thinking the way I do helps me come to terms with it.
As for my short stature, well, you know what they say about
good things and small packages ;-)
For more information check out http://www.tss.org.uk/ which includes further information and
personal accounts of other women living with Turners.
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