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Androgen‐dependent measurements of female genitalia in women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Author(s) -
Crouch NS,
Michala Lina,
Creighton SM,
Conway GS
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02778.x
Subject(s) - clitoris , androgen , gynecology , medicine , external genitalia , psychology , anatomy , hormone
Please cite this paper as: Crouch N, Michala L, Creighton S, Conway G. Androgen‐dependent measurements of female genitalia in women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. 2011;118:84–87. Measurements of clitoral length and clitoral to urethral distance were made and analysed for a relationship in a group of 19 women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) attending a specialist clinic for adult women with disorders of sexual development. These were compared with a control group of 50 women attending hospital for a gynaecological procedure. There was a positive correlation between clitoral length and clitoral to urethral distance for women with CAIS. In contrast, a negative correlation was seen between clitoral length and clitoral to urethral distance for women in the control group. Women with CAIS had a reduced mean clitoral length compared with controls ( P = 0.001), but no difference was observed for the clitoral to urethral distance between the two groups ( P = 0.116).