Congenital Syndrome

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Congenital Syndrome

9 posts on this thread and the last post was on September 12th, 2010 2:30 PM by Carelyn

DanielleLee - August 19th, 2010 5:10 PM

A congenital syndrome called androgen insensitivity, a disorder among women with the same XY chromosome makeup as men. But androgen insensitivity makes them completely unable to respond to the male hormone testosterone. As a result, they have breast and vaginas. The uterus and ovaries are not developed and have testes concealed within the groin...

SlimJim - August 22nd, 2010 3:28 AM

I don't understand I thought this was a disorder in WOMEN... so it would naturally follow that they would have breasts and viagina. The difference is that they have testicles???

Mikoto - August 25th, 2010 3:06 AM

Is this hermaphroditism?

marcy - August 28th, 2010 6:18 AM

I think in hermaphroditism you actually get the two sets of sex organs. In this one I think the testes is concealed.

But that's just a guess coming from the above posts... I'm definetely no expert! :D

Charryez - September 1st, 2010 10:13 PM

I've known this kind of congenital syndrome. The woman who have this, lacks important sex organs that make reproduction possible. Without a developed ovary, she can never produce egg cells. Without a uterus, she can never bear a child. Her undeveloped testes cannot produce sperm cells because they are not fully developed either.

Chloe88 - September 5th, 2010 3:49 AM

so it is hermaphroditism then?

EMZ - September 6th, 2010 3:25 AM

does it matter if it is hermaphroditism or not?

important thing is, how can it be cured? or is it cureable in the first place?

GerlyMe - September 6th, 2010 2:59 PM

This is a kind of inability to reproduce and it is inborn.

MarkDeen - September 8th, 2010 11:57 AM

It can not be cured because it is an inborn disorder.Only she/he can excel to sports due to her above normal function of her hormone.

Carelyn - September 12th, 2010 2:30 PM

many traits are influenced by changes inside our body. This influence is observed in the phenotype of the organism..Age is one factor that can affect the expression of the trait.