PMID: 18422030Apr 22, 2008Paper

Gender identity of children and young adults with 5alpha-reductase deficiency

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM
E P PraveenAriachery C Ammini

Abstract

Male pseudohermaphroditism (46,XY DSD) due to 5alpha-reductase deficiency has been recognized for the last few decades. There is scant literature on this entity in India. We compiled data on five patients with this disorder. Four of our five patients were reared as females. Our assessment of these children reveals that they had male gender identity from childhood. Three of the four reared as females chose to change gender role at adolescence, while the fourth is still prepubertal. We conclude that all these patients had male gender identity from early childhood. The parents took note of this only after the appearance of male secondary sexual characteristics at puberty, thereby giving an impression of change in gender identity and gender role.

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Sep 21, 2013·Indian Journal of Pediatrics·Iram ShabirAriachery C Ammini
Sep 21, 2013·Indian Journal of Pediatrics·Madhavarao VupputuriHarikishore Reddy Devireddy
Jul 29, 2010·Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism : JPEM·M JürgensenUNKNOWN DSD Network Working Group

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