Gender identity in congenital adrenal hyperplasia secondary to 11-hydroxylase deficiency

Gender identity in congenital adrenal hyperplasia secondary to 11-hydroxylase deficiency

The psychoendocrinology of the development of gender identity in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is poorly understood. Prenatal androgen exposure, postnatal hormonal inuflence, degree of external genitalia virilization, genital appearance, social rearing and other biological facto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of Saudi medicine 2006-05, Vol.26 (3), p.239-241
Hauptverfasser: Bin-Abbas, Bassam S, Sakati, Nadia A, Al-Ashwal, Abdullah A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital - diagnosis
Adult
Case Report
Endocrine system
Enzymes
Female
Gender Identity
Genetic disorders
Genitalia - surgery
Humans
Male
Sex Characteristics
Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase - blood
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Zusammenfassung:The psychoendocrinology of the development of gender identity in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is poorly understood. Prenatal androgen exposure, postnatal hormonal inuflence, degree of external genitalia virilization, genital appearance, social rearing and other biological factors, are all thought to have an effect on gender identity development.
ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.5144/0256-4947.2006.239