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IJIMS.2016.156

Type of Article: Original Research

Volume 3; Issue 12: December 2016

Page No.: 455-460

DOI: 10.16965/ijims.2016.156

Disorders of Sexual Differentiation: A study on the Incidence and Types of Female Pseudo Hermaphrodites

J.Radhika *1, C.Bhuvaneswari 2, Arudyuti Chowdhury 3.

*1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India.

2 Assistant Professor,  Department of Anatomy, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, SRM University, Kattankulathur, India.

3 Professor, Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR ADDRESS: Dr.J.Radhika, M.D, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy,  SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre,  SRM University, Kattankulathur, India. E-Mail: jradhikakrishnan@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Aim: The present study was done to find out the prevalence of disorders of sexual development in our population and the genetic and environmental factors in the causation of disorders. Primarily, the study focused on the incidence and types of Female Pseudo Hermaphrodites.

Materials and Methods: The present study included 300 cases over a period of 3 years in the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Egmore. Of these 300 cases, 29.3% were identified as Female pseudo hermaphrodite by examining the external and internal genitalia and through Karyotypes, ultrasound and hormonal assay.

Results and Conclusion: The increased incidence of Female Pseudo hermaphrodite was found to be due to avoidable factors except for a few cases. This highlights the importance of early diagnosis for assigning appropriate gender without causing much social and emotional problems.

Key words: Ambiguous Genitalia, Female Pseudo Hermaphrodite, Masculinization Of External Genitalia, Karyotype.

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