Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome; Incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism
Symptoms
- Abnormal male genitals
Hypospadias - Small penis
- Small scrotum, with a line down the middle (bifid) or incompletely closed
Undescended testicles
- Breast development in males at time of puberty
- Decreased body hair and beard, but normal pubic and armpit hair
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Sexual dysfunction in males andinfertility
Signs and tests
The doctor will perform a physical exam. The male may have:
- Partially developed female sex organs
- Small or absent vas deferens (the tubes through which sperm exit the testes)
Tests may include:
- Blood tests
- Genetic tests
Sperm count Testicular biopsy
Images
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Review Date: 11/01/2010
Reviewed By: Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Wake Forest University School of
Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics,
Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
