What Is Werner Syndrome?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Infertility
As mention, Werner syndrome does not usually start showing symptoms until the patient begins puberty. Puberty is a time when people change from being children to being adults, so it is a time when our sex organs go through a period of relatively rapid development.
Many people with Werner syndrome will not be able to have children because their sex organs have not developed in a condition known as hypogonadism. Patients with the condition will also sometimes suffer from gonadal atrophy. Some patients with the condition may be able to have children, and their children will not necessarily have the disease.
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