Human sex chromosome aneuploidies: The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis

Abstract excerpt

Sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCA) are relatively common as a group, perhaps 1 per 500 births, but much more common at conception. Many syndromes have been noted in those with these conditions, but not so many data are available concerning the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. The physiology of the HPG axis is first reviewed at four epochs in time: fetal, birth and mini-puberty, childhood, and adolescence...

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