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Long-term effects of oxandrolone treatment in childhood on neurocognition, quality of life and social-emotional functioning in young adults with Turner syndrome

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Freriks, K., Verhaak, C.M., Sas, T.C.J., Menke, L.A., Wit, J.M., Otten, B.J., de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F., Smeets, D.F.C.M. +4 more·2015·Hormones and Behavior

Abstract

Turner syndrome (TS) is the result of (partial) absence of one X-chromosome. Besides short stature, gonadal dysgenesis and other physical aspects, TS women have typical psychological features. Since psychological effects of androgen exposure in childhood probably are long-lasting, we explored long-term psychological functioning after oxandrolone (Ox) therapy during childhood in adults with TS in terms of neurocognition, quality of life and social-emotional functioning. During the initial study, girls were treated with growth hormone (GH) combined with placebo (Pl), Ox 0.03 mg/kg/day, or Ox 0.06 mg/kg/day from the age of eight, and estrogen from the age of twelve. Sixty-eight women participated in the current double-blinded follow-up study (mean age 24.0 years, mean time since stopping GH/Ox 8.7 years). We found no effects on neurocognition. Concerning quality of life women treated with Ox had higher anxiety levels (STAI 37.4 ± 8.4 vs 31.8 ± 5.0, p=0.002) and higher scores on the depression subscale of the SCL-90-R (25.7 ± 10.7 vs 20.5 ± 4.7, p=0.01). Regarding social-emotional functioning, emotion perception for fearful faces was lower in the Ox-treated patients, without effect on interpersonal behavior. Our exploratory study is the first to suggest that androgen treatment in adolescence possibly has long-term effects on adult quality of life and social-emotional functioning. However, differences are small and clinical implications of our results seem limited. Therefore we would not recommend against the use of Ox in light of psychological consequences.

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Freriks, K., Verhaak, C. M., Sas, T. C. J., Menke, L. A., Wit, J. M., Otten, B. J., de Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S. M. P. F., Smeets, D. F. C. M., Netea-Maier, R. T., Hermus, A. R. M. M., Kessels, R. P. C., & Timmers, H. J. L. M.
Affiliations
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
  • Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
Corresponding author
Freriks, K.
Venue
Hormones and Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-03
Volume
69
Pages
59-67
ISSN
0018-506X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2043667336
Cited by
20
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2015: 2
FWCI
1.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Hormones and Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • Leiden Repository (Leiden University) (submittedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Pfizer (GPIHP_RG_20081103T1448)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
Keywords
Turner syndrome, oxandrolone, androgen therapy, neurocognitive function, quality of life, social-emotional functioning, anxiety, depression, emotion perception, facial emotion recognition, long-term psychological effects, growth hormone therapy, estrogen therapy
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Androgens, Cognition, Depression, Emotions, Estrogens, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Oxandrolone, Quality of Life, Growth Hormone, Time Factors, Turner Syndrome, Human Growth Hormone, Young Adult, Emotional Intelligence

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