Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome or testicular feminization: review of literature based on a case report

Pan Afr Med J. 2016 Nov 28:25:199. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.199.10758. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

Testicular feminization, or the androgen insensitivity syndrome, is a rare disease. Because of various abnormalities of the X chromosome, a male, genetically XY, has some physical characteristics of a woman or a full female phenotype. Indeed the androgen insensitivity syndrome occurs because of a resistance to the actions of the androgen hormones, which in turn switches the development towards the aspect of a woman. We report a case of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome in a 30 years old woman who presented primary amenorrhea. We aim to improve our knowledge of this illness from the data that provides us this study, and a review of the literature.

Keywords: Testicular; androgen; feminization; insensitivity; laparoscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amenorrhea / etiology*
  • Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phenotype