Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective
This patient had delayed puberty and was diagnosed as having Turner syndrome in adulthood. There are multiple issues to be addressed, not just the medical conditions and the ovarian failure but also the fertility options, the psychosocial aspects and the religious issues that present with the condit...
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| author | Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Ahmad, Zaiton |
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| description | This patient had delayed puberty and was diagnosed as having Turner syndrome in adulthood. There are multiple issues to be addressed, not just the medical conditions and the ovarian failure but also the fertility options, the psychosocial aspects and the religious issues that present with the condition. As a family physician, many important issues need
to be addressed, taking a holistic approach to ensure comprehensiveness and continuity of care. |
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| spelling | upm-411652015-12-07T00:24:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41165/ Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Ahmad, Zaiton This patient had delayed puberty and was diagnosed as having Turner syndrome in adulthood. There are multiple issues to be addressed, not just the medical conditions and the ovarian failure but also the fertility options, the psychosocial aspects and the religious issues that present with the condition. As a family physician, many important issues need to be addressed, taking a holistic approach to ensure comprehensiveness and continuity of care. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2006-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/41165/1/Adult%20turner%20syndrome%20%E2%80%93%20a%20family%20physician%E2%80%99s%20perspective.pdf Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina and Ahmad, Zaiton (2006) Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2 (1). pp. 69-73. ISSN 1675-8544 http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/dokumen/FKUSK1_MJMHS_2006V02N1_CS01.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Ahmad, Zaiton Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
| title | Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
| title_full | Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
| title_fullStr | Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
| title_short | Adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
| title_sort | adult turner syndrome – a family physician’s perspective |
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