OBJECTIVE To do clinical, hormonal and chromosomal analysis in undervirilized male / XY disorder of sex development and to make presumptive etiological diagnosis according to the new Disorder of Sex Development (DSD) classification system. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Endocrine Unit at National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2007 to Decem...

BACKGROUND Hospitalized older adults with preexisting dementia have increased risk of having delirium, but little is known regarding the effect of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) on the outcomes of these patients. Our aim was to investigate the association between DSD and hospital mortality and 12-mo mortality in hospitalized older adults. METHODS AND FINDINGS This was a prospective c...

BACKGROUND Progressive care improvement for differences of sex development (DSD), regarding diagnosis communication, psychological, medical and surgical management has been claimed. AIM OF THE STUDY To assess clinical management, quality of life (QoL) and the general psychosocial adjustment of individuals with 46,XY DSD. Some differences related to age at diagnosis are investigated. DESIGN ...

AIM Developing a method of maximizing maternal expulsive effort should be of great value in reducing the number of cesarean sections or instrumental deliveries. Various investigations have shown that use of a dental support device (DSD) increases the isometric strength of different muscle groups. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of a DSD in second stage of pushing. METHODS Nul...

Disorders of sex development (DSD) are defined as congenital conditions in which development of chromosomal, gonadal or anatomical sex is atypical. In 46, XY DSD, the genotype is XY, but the external genitalia is incompletely virilised, ambiguous, or completely female. The objectives of this prospective study are to evaluate the testicular Sertoli and Leydig cell functions, to establish the gen...

CONTEXT Although a rare occurrence, previously undiagnosed disorders of sex development (DSD) with hyperandrogenism are sometimes detected by hormonal screening during the international sports competitions. Identifying the cause of XY,DSD raises medical and ethical concerns, especially with regard to issues of the eligibility to compete. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine whethe...

The main factor determining differentiation of bipotential gonads into testes or ovaries is the presence absence SRY (sex-determining region on Y chromosome) gene. De la Chapelle syndrome a chromosomal anomaly with makeup female (46, XX) and phenotypic presentation male. Previously known as XX sex reversal, it now called 46, testicular disorders sexual development (DSD). Although rare, presents...

Cytogenetic studies showed both 45XO and 46XY clones in the bone marrow of a 76-yr-old male with a 17-yr history of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). 55Fe incorporation studies demonstrated that both clones involved the hematopoietic stem cells. The loss of the Y chromosome may reflect an aging phenomenon, rather than be related to the PNH.

Background: Caused by the degenerative spine disease (DSD), pain syndrome in lumbosacral and lower extremities represents a socioeconomic problem. Nowadays, minimally invasive methods of treatment, particular, epidural injections (EI), are commonly used. Objective: To do literature review on translaminar EIs their mechanism action treating patients with radicular vertebrogenic symptoms arising ...