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Hormonal management of complete androgen insensitivity syndrome from adolescence onward.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2011
Bertelloni Silvano, Dati Eleonora, Baroncelli Giampiero I, Hiort Olaf
Abstract excerpt
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) represents a main disorder of sex development. Women with CAIS may have their gonads removed before, during or after adolescence, thus requiring hormonal replacement therapy to induce puberty and/or maintain secondary sexual characteristics, to optimize bone mass accrual, and to promote physical and social well-being. Usually estrogens are used for this purpose, but...
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