Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome with Paratesticular Leiomyoma: A Case Report

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in Three Sisters

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.

The incidence of Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) is about 1 in 20,000. People with CAIS are normal appearing females, despite the presence of testes and a 46, XY chromosome constitution. We came across a case in which a 17 years old girl presented with the complaint of inguinal hernia and amenorrhea. Subsequent investigations were done revealing absence of female internal genita...

Androgen insensitivity syndrome: a case report.

This report refers to a rare case of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome that had presented at the age of 35 years with complaint of abdominal mass, primary amenorrhea and infertility to Jimma University Hospital. A well-developed breast with absence of axillary and pubic hair was seen on examination. There was also an abdominal mass arising from the pelvis occupying the hypogastric and ri...

complete androgen insensitivity syndrome in three sisters

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Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome with persistent müllerian remnants. A case report.

Sex differentiation is a process that starts early during embryogenesis. In males, the SRY gene, located in the short arm of chromosome Y, encodes for the testis-determining factor, which causes the gonad to differentiate into testis. Testicular androgen synthesis by Leydig cells starts from the eighth week of development. It is initially stimulated by placental chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), an...