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HA,
vision
changes
Ovarian problem
Anosmia
Webbed
neck
Shield
chest
Cardiac:
coarctation,
bicuspid
AV
17
yo
F
CC:
never
menstruated
• Denies
weight
loss,
denies
excessive
exercising
• Sister
menarche
at
age
13
• PE:
5ft
6
in,
140
lb,
BMI
22.6
• Breast
development
Tanner
IV,
axillary/pubic
hair
Tanner
IV
• Pelvic
exam:
normal
external
female
genitalia,
no
uterus
palpable
• Speculum
exam:
can’t
find
cervix
Differential
diagnosis:
• Mullerian
agenesis
o XX,
female
phenotype
and
external
genitalia,
absence
of
female
internal
genitalia
(short/absent
vagina)
o Gonads
=
ovaries
=
estrogen
!
breast
development
o No
Mullerian
ducts
=
no
internal
female
genitalia
(upper
1/3
vagina,
uterus,
tubes)
o Normal
androgen
receptors
=
normal
axillary
and
pubic
hair
o Breast
development
related
to
estrogen,
axillary
and
pubic
hair
related
to
androgens
o Congenital
renal
abnormalities
possible
• Androgen
insensitivity
o XY,
female
phenotype
and
external
genitalia,
testes
making
T
but
defect
in
receptor
o Gonads
=
testes
=
testosterone
!
no
receptors,
external
genitalia
female
o Gonads
=
testes
=
MIF
!
no
Mullerian
ducts
=
no
internal
female
genitalia
o High
testosterone
=
converted
peripherally
to
E
=
breast
development
o No
androgen
receptors
=
no
pubic/axillary
hair
o Intra-‐abdominal
gonads
at
risk
for
malignancy
!
remove
them
after
puberty
complete
(~21
yo)
Diagnostic
steps
• Karyotype
• Testosterone
• FSH/LH
Mullerian
Agenesis
Androgen
Insensitivity
Breast
tissue
Normal
Normal
Axillary
&
pubic
hair
Normal
Absent/scant
Internal
genitalia
(upper
1/3
Absent
Absent
(abdominal
testes)
vagina,
uterus,
fallopian
tubes)
MULLERIAN
STRUCTURES
External
genitalia
Blind
vaginal
pouch
Blind
vaginal
pouch
Testosterone
Normal
Elevated
FSH/LH
Normal
Normal
Karyotype
46
XX
46
XY
Complications
Congenital
renal
anomalies
Orchiectomy
after
puberty
Treatment
options:
• Surgery
to
elevate
vagina