Male pseudohermaphroditism is seen in –
Correct Answer: All the above
Description: Male pseudohermaphroditism
Genotype is XY
External genitalia are female
Causes of Male Pseudohermaphroditism
A. A defect in testicular differentiation
Deletion of the short arm Y chromosome
XY pure gonadal dysgenesis.
Mixed gonadal dysgenesis (MGD).
Dysgenetic male pseudohermaphroditism (DMP).
B. A defect in testicular hormone synthesis
1. Leydig cell aplasia
2. Inborn error of testosterone biosynthesis
17-alpha hydroxylase deficiency
17-20 lyase deficiency
17-ketosteroid reductase deficiency.
3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency.
20-22 desmolase deficiency
C. A defect in Mullerian inhibiting hormone action
D. A defect in androgen action
5-alpha reductase deficiency
Testicular feminization syndrome
Incomplete testicular feminization syndrome
Reifenstein syndrome
Undetermined etiology
True hermaphroditism
Both ovarian and testicular tissues are present either in the same (ovotestis) or opposite gonads.
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