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gonadal dysgenesis

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dysgenesis /dys·gen·e·sis/ (-jen´ĕ-sis) defective development; malformation.
gonadal dysgenesis  defective development of the gonads, which may be accompanied by abnormalities of the sex chromosomes; sometimes used specifically to denote Turner's syndrome.
gonadal dysgenesis
n.
Defective embryonic development of the gonads.
gonadal dysgenesis,
a general designation for a variety of conditions involving anomalies in the development of the gonads, such as Turner's syndrome, hermaphroditism, and gonadal aplasia.
dysgenesis [dis-jen´ĕ-sis]
defective development; see also dysplasia and malformation.
gonadal dysgenesis
1. defective development of the gonads.
2. turner's syndrome and its variants.
gonadal dysgenesis
A condition characterized by underdeveloped or imperfectly formed gonads; the prototypic GD is Turner syndrome–45, X0, which occurs in 1:2-7000 ♀ births Clinical Short stature, webbed neck, cubitus valgus, micrognathia with high arched palate, epicanthal folds, lymphedema of hands and feet, aortic coarctation, renal malformation, osteoporosis, DM, widely spaced nipples, sexual infantilism. See Intersex syndromes.
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Gonadal dysgenesis that occurs as Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism lowers down the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and Lutenizing hormone (LH) resulting in the underdevelopment of ovaries producing matured eggs.
Female Infertility Revealed by Linda D. Allen / Health care industry community
Some of the other forms of PID are Luteal Phase Defect, Gonadal Dysgenesis, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea, Endometriosis, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Cervical Stenosis, Uterine fibroids etc.
Causes of Female Infertility Revealed by Linda D. Allen / Women's issues/gender studies community
These conditions include congenital adrenal hyperplasia, androgen insensitivity syndrome (both full and partial), undervirilization in genetic males, gonadal dysgenesis, and even Klinefelter's Syndrome and Turner Syndrome (although she admits these last two may or may not be rightly considered intersex conditions).
Living between the binary by Hartlaub, Mark G. / The Journal of Sex Research
 
 
 
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