Genetic Disorder Response Blog

I read gymnasticsgirl817 's blog and it turned out to be very interesting. It was about the genetic disorder called Turner's Syndrome. Turner's Syndrome is a disease that happens only to women. You see, according to this blog women's genes are XX while men's are XY. Turner's Syndrome is when a women is missing an X gene or one is defective. When I read this blog it was very upsetting to hear all of the possible symptoms of having Turner's Syndrome. For example, some symptoms are, you can be smaller in height, your hands and feet can swell up, you can have droopy eyelids and a short neck. All of these issues are very serious and they can affect the daily activities of the people with this disease. Unfortunately, Turner's Syndrome has no cure yet but some treatments that can be done are, growth hormone injections can be performed to increase the women's height, and apparently estrogen replacement therapy can help the women live a more happy, and productive life.

Clearly, this disease sounds complicated to live with. It is very unfortunate for people with this disease because it makes life a whole lot harder for them. Reading this blog made me feel very fortunate that I don't have to deal with these problems everyday of my life. Although there is no cure for Turner's Syndrome yet, I am sure that there will one day be one and it will help patients with this disease to thrive and be happy and healthy.