One of your friends is in medical school. She tells you about a syndrome in which a genetic female develops ovaries normally as
a fetus. However, due to the abnormal functioning of the adrenal gland, an excess amount of androgen is produced resulting in external genitals that are partly or completely male in appearance. Your friend is unable to recall the name of the syndrome. You know it and are able to tell her that it is:
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, also known as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, is a genetic disorder characterized by disorders in the functioning of the adrenal glands. The adrenal or adrenal glands are two glands that are located above the kidneys and produce important hormones for the body, such as cortisol and aldosterone.
Due to a change in the enzymes necessary for the adrenal glands to function, the person with this syndrome does not produce the adrenal hormones in the proper amount to the body. The result may be several different anomalies in the body, but one of the most prominent is the excessive production of androgen, resulting in external genitals that are partially or completely male in appearance.
