XY Female with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome with Bilateral Inguinal Hernia

XY Female with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome with Bilateral Inguinal Hernia.

The complete androgen insensitivity syndrome, previously called testicular feminization syndrome, is an X-linked recessive rare disorder. The individual is phenotypically female and genotypically male: a male pseudohermaphrodite. The individuals are reared as girls and the condition is suspected when the individual is evaluated for primary amenorrhea, infertility, or when unilateral/bilateral i...

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in Three Sisters

The XY Female (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome)-Runs in the Family.

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) was first described in details by Morris [1], who provided the descriptive terms—testicular feminization syndrome for this disorder, which is inherited as X-linked recessive disorder. The underlying pathology is the inability of the end organs to respond to androgens, either due to lack of androgen cytosol receptor or defect in the receptor. Genotypically t...

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...

complete androgen insensitivity syndrome in three sisters

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