Editor,—We report two cases of anorexia nervosa in girls with Turner’s syndrome from a group of 34 patients treated with a combination of oxandrolone and oestrogen.

Patient 1 started ethynyl oestradiol 1 μg/day at age 9.8 years, increasing to 20 μg/day over six years. At 10.8 years oxandrolone 1.25 mg/day was started, increasing to 2.5 mg/day after four years. Onset of anorexia nervosa occurred at age 16, before stopping oxandrolone. Weight loss …