GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a condition in which the target cells are unable to respond to androgenic hormones. This inability can be complete or partial. Although the individual is a genetic male due to the presence of Y chromosome but clinical presentation can vary ranging from a comp...

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Autores principales:	Naveed Ahmed, Iftikhar Ahmed, Safdar Awan, Omair Arshad Dar, Shehla Kanwal, C. Aqeel Safdar, Mudasir Saleem
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020
Materias:	androgen insensitivity syndrome decision maker y chromosome Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7f1aaa0aefce4f6bb81c50aab5e8430d2021-12-02T19:13:49ZGENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/7f1aaa0aefce4f6bb81c50aab5e8430d2020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5611https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a condition in which the target cells are unable to respond to androgenic hormones. This inability can be complete or partial. Although the individual is a genetic male due to the presence of Y chromosome but clinical presentation can vary ranging from a complete male to full female habitus. There are also individuals that lie in between these two extremes depending upon the severity of the condition. Gender assignment in such patients poses a great challenge for the care givers, parents and the patients. We report a very rare case of 10-year old phenotypic female who presented in outpatient department with bilateral inguinal hernia and during management she turned out to be a patient of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS).Naveed AhmedIftikhar AhmedSafdar AwanOmair Arshad DarShehla KanwalC. Aqeel SafdarMudasir SaleemArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticleandrogen insensitivity syndromedecision makery chromosomeMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 5, Pp 1593-1595 (2020)
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description	Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a condition in which the target cells are unable to respond to androgenic hormones. This inability can be complete or partial. Although the individual is a genetic male due to the presence of Y chromosome but clinical presentation can vary ranging from a complete male to full female habitus. There are also individuals that lie in between these two extremes depending upon the severity of the condition. Gender assignment in such patients poses a great challenge for the care givers, parents and the patients. We report a very rare case of 10-year old phenotypic female who presented in outpatient department with bilateral inguinal hernia and during management she turned out to be a patient of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS).
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author	Naveed Ahmed Iftikhar Ahmed Safdar Awan Omair Arshad Dar Shehla Kanwal C. Aqeel Safdar Mudasir Saleem
author_facet	Naveed Ahmed Iftikhar Ahmed Safdar Awan Omair Arshad Dar Shehla Kanwal C. Aqeel Safdar Mudasir Saleem
author_sort	Naveed Ahmed
title	GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER
title_short	GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER
title_full	GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER
title_fullStr	GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER
title_full_unstemmed	GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER
title_sort	gender assignment in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. who should be the decision maker
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/7f1aaa0aefce4f6bb81c50aab5e8430d
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GENDER ASSIGNMENT IN COMPLETE ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME. WHO SHOULD BE THE DECISION MAKER

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