What is the risk of parents of a daughter with Turner syndrome having another daughter with Turner syndrome?
In general, in each subsequent pregnancy, the chance of having another baby with Turner syndrome would not be increased over the maternal age risk for chromosome abnormalities that affects every woman. After birth, the physician usually takes a blood sample from a baby suspected of having Turner syndrome to perform a chromosomal analysis (called a karyotype). This confirms the physical findings of Turner syndrome and determines the underlying chromosomal abnormality. Your physician may explain the results of the test to you or refer you to a genetic physician or genetic counselor who can explain the results of chromosomal tests, as well as what tests are available to diagnose chromosome problems before a baby is born.
