Turner Syndrome and Gender Incongruence: Considerations for Gender Affirming Hormonal Therapy.

Abstract

Estrogen and growth hormone have been well established in the management of patients with Turner syndrome (TS) to improve linear growth, body composition, lipid profile, and bone mineral density. The use of testosterone therapy, however, has not been well studied in patients with TS. Furthermore, there is only one other known case report of an adult patient with TS seeking masculinizing therapy. We present an adolescent with mosaicism 45X/46XX who successfully underwent masculinizing therapy and is thriving as a young adult transgender male. This case highlights the benefits of gender affirming care despite the challenges of treatment in a population not previously described.