Short stature as the only presenting feature in a patient with an isodicentric (Y)(q11.23) and gonadoblastoma. A clinical and molecular cytogenetic study.

A 13-year-old phenotypically female patient presented with short stature (height SDS -2.6), but without any Turner stigmata or other dysmorphic features. Chromosome analysis showed mosaicism for an isodicentric (idic) (Y)(q11.

Weight gain and hormone replacement therapy: are women's fears justified?

Fear of weight gain is one of the main factors contributing to the poor compliance seen with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Although an increase in weight can be a result of rehydration, (which in turn may alleviate some of the effects of skin ageing), many women consider weight gain to be cosmetically unacceptable. Moreover, excess body weight or certain patterns of body fat distribution can lead to health problems such as cardiovascular disease and breast cancer.

Laparoscopic approach to surgical management of ovarian cysts in the newborn.

With the improvement of imaging techniques as well as the trend toward routine antenatal ultrasound scanning, the intrauterine diagnosis of fetal ovarian cysts is encountered more frequently. The authors describe the laparoscopic approach to the management of ovarian cysts. This approach is tolerated well by infants, and it may overcome the controversy between conservative and early surgical management by facilitating the subtle transition from diagnostic to therapeutic means, with salvation of the ovary whenever possible.