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Could someone with a mild case of Turner syndrome have occasional monthly menses?
Approximately 2 to 5 percent of all individuals with Turner syndrome experience menstruation without medical intervention.[1][2] Some teenagers with this condition begin menstruating, but cease further menses during the later teen years.[3] A few women with Turner syndrome have apparently normal ovarian function with regular menses until the mid-20s before ovarian failure occurs.[3]
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  1. Saenger P. et al. Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Turner Syndrome. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2001; http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/86/7/3061. Accessed 7/20/2009.
  2. Carolyn A. Bondy. CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE Care of Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome: A Guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2007; 92(1):10-25. http://media.wix.com/ugd/8fb9de_e000a4b246f44f2cbd4e5cd026576d74.pdf.
  3. Clinical Features of Turner Syndrome. Eunice kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. http://turners.nichd.nih.gov/clinical.html. Accessed 7/20/2009.