Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 18, Issue 4 271-276, Copyright © 1999 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Pelvic ultrasonography in Turner syndrome: standards for uterine and ovarian volume
H. P. Haber and M. B. Ranke
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tubingen, Germany.
The purpose of this study was to investigate uterine and ovarian size
according to age and pubertal stage in patients with Turner syndrome.
Ultrasonographic evaluation of the uterus and the ovaries was performed in
93 patients with Turner syndrome, aged 12 days to 17.85 years. The data
were compared with those of 190 healthy controls. One or both ovaries were
detected in 41 of 93 patients (44%). Within the prepubertal group, mean
uterine volume and mean ovarian volume of the patients with Turner syndrome
were significantly (P<0.001) lower than those of controls (0.5+/-0.2 ml
versus 1.0+/-0.3 ml; 0.3+/-0.3 ml versus 0.6+/-0.4 ml, respectively). In
prepubertal girls, no significant relationship was found between age and
uterine size or ovarian size. Both uterine volume and ovarian volume of 19
women with spontaneous puberty increased during breast development,
although mean uterine volume and mean ovarian volume were significantly
(P<0.01) lower than those of pubertal control patients.
