Medical and psychosexual outcome in women affected by complete gonadal dysgenesis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 873-877

  McCarty, Bryan M ^a   Migeon, Claude J ^b   Meyer Bahlburg, Heino F L ^c   Zacur, Howard ^b   Wisniewski, Amy B ^a  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Gender; Intersex; Sexual orientation; Swyer syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; TESTIS PEPTIDE HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE FUNCTION; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SRY GENE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 33748465685     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2006.19.7.873     Document Type: Article

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