Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome with persistent Mullerian derivatives: A case report

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-405

  Menakaya, U A ^a,b   Aligbe, J ^b   Iribhogbe, P ^a,b   Agoreyo, F ^b   Okonofua, F E ^a,b  

^a Women's Health and Action Research Center   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BODY BUILD; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLITORIS; COMORBIDITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; GONADECTOMY; HIRSUTISM; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; LAPAROTOMY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL AGE; MUELLERIAN DUCT; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIMARY AMENORRHEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SIBLING; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS BIOPSY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VITAL SIGN; BLOOD; GONAD; MALE; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; GONADS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MULLERIAN DUCTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 24644515436     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500143226     Document Type: Article

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