female pseudohermaphroditism

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female pseudohermaphroditism

[¦fē‚māl ¦sü·dō·hər¦maf·rə′dīd‚iz·əm]

(physiology)

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CAH is the most common cause of female pseudohermaphroditism. It can rarely be a result of virilizing adrenocortical tumours.4

Female pseudohermaphroditism: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia presenting with diffuse hyperpigmentation

Female pseudohermaphroditism associated with a novel homozygous G-to-A (V370-to-M) substitution in the P-450 aromatase gene.

A Novel Null Mutation in P450 Aromatase Gene (CYP19A1) Associated with Development of Hypoplastic Ovaries in Humans

After investigations, 3 children were diagnosed to have male pseudo hermaphroditism, 1 female pseudohermaphroditism, 3 true hermaphroditism, 3 abnormal gonadal development and 1 showed gonadal dysgenesis (Table 1, 2).

Diagnostic dilemmas of disorders of sexual development--a six year study at a paediatric referral centre

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