Chorionic gonadotropin test in the diagnosis of hermaphroditism variants caused by congenital disorders of testosterone biosynthesis
https://doi.org/10.14341/probl12039
Abstract
The study is devoted to search for the optimal modification of chorionic gonadotropin test which permits timely assessment of the function of gonads and, hence, diagnose the variants of hermaphroditism caused by disordered biosynthesis of testosterone. Two modifications of the test: three-day and two-week with measurements of basal and stimulated testosterone levels in the serum were used in 18 patients aged 10 months to 10 years. Both modifications were diagnostically valuable in assessing the function of the gonads in patients with male pseudohermaphroditism. However, the three-day test with its 83% sensitivity may be used only as a screening method in the diagnosis of the above condition.
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L. N. Samsonova
Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Samsonova L.N. Chorionic gonadotropin test in the diagnosis of hermaphroditism variants caused by congenital disorders of testosterone biosynthesis. Problems of Endocrinology. 1996;42(3):24-26. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14341/probl12039
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