What is the future outlook for Turner's Syndrome?

I am doing a report for my science class and I can't find any information on future medications or projects that scientists are working on to cure or reduce the probability a female is born with the disorder. Does anyone have any answers? Please provide sources if possible.

nothing can cure turner syndrome but things can be done to help those with it. as for reducing the am out born with it, the only way is to terminate pregnancies if TS is diagnosed in-utero.....there is nothing a parent can do to stop a baby having TS it's nothing to do with mother or fathers age, alcohol, social background etc it just happens.... Also having 1 child with TS puts you at no higher risk of having another affected child.
Nature it self deals with most TS conceptions as between 95-99% will end with early loss of pregnancy or pre mature still birth......
there is a UK study going on now (results should be available n the next 2 or so yrs) this is to see how much difference delaying the use of growth hormone has as in how much it affects final adult height. also if adding oxandrlone (a steroid) does affect final height........upto now the thought are the oxandrolone does little or nothing to change the final adult height, but it does give the child who may want a quick height boost just that.......
also the support society (not doctors) are trying to educate the medical profession into diagnosing females at birth if possible, and making sure all TS females have a full heart scan as soon as they are diagnosed as changes to the aorta can kill in seconds. Also regular heart scans (every 3-5yrs)after the age of 18yrs are needed to look for changes in the aorta as if changes are seen surgery can be done and a life is saved...........

Here's a good link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turner_synd...

If you scroll down to the bottom of the article, there are links to research projects.

Regarding reducing the probability that a female is born with the disorder, there are genetic screening tests to determine if a fetus has Turner's, but that is very controversial stuff. The tests only reduce the incidence if parents choose to terminate the pregnancy.

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