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Psychosexual and Psychosocial Functions of Anorchid Young Adults

Author(s) -

Preamrudee Poomthavorn,

Robyn Stargatt,

Margaret Zacharin

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-1886

Subject(s) - psychosexual development , testosterone (patch) , psychosocial , androgen , medicine , young adult , psychology , endocrinology , hormone , developmental psychology , psychiatry

Prenatal exposure of the male fetus to androgen at wk 8-24 of gestation is essential for expression of male sex-typed behaviors in later life. Another peak of testosterone in male infants is demonstrated 1-5 months postnatally. The significance of this postnatal testosterone on male sex-typed behaviors remains to be elucidated. Bilateral congenital anorchia represents an example of an individual lacking postnatal testosterone. If postnatal testosterone surge is critical for male sex-typed behaviors, differences should be seen in this group of patients in comparison with men with functioning testes.

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