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Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome and anti-Müllerian hormone levels before and after laparoscopic gonadectomy

Authors :
Maki Kusumi
Makiko Mitsunami
Hiroki Onoue
Momo Noma
Fumiko Matsumura
Chisa Tabata
Seiji Tanaka
Noriko Watanabe
Takako Kurosawa
Toshihiro Fujiwara
Osamu Tsutusmi
Source :
Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 126-128 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017.

Abstract

We report cases of two sisters with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS). A complete female appearance, blind-ending vagina, and testes in the pelvis are characteristics of CAIS. Prophylactic laparoscopic gonadectomy was performed in both cases. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level is known to be very high in patients with CAIS; AMH is secreted by Sertoli cells and testosterone suppresses the secretion. In our cases, serum AMH was very high before gonadectomy and dramatically decreased after gonadectomy. AMH could be the diagnostic feature for patients with CAIS.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22133070
Volume :
6
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.21eb472bfee3470ebc8b8dcaea816216
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gmit.2016.11.001