Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development

Overview

Conditions of sexual ambiguity in which the individual possesses gonadal tissues of both sexes, tissues from the OVARY and the TESTIS. There can be a testis on one side and an ovary on the other (lateral), or there may be combined ovarian and testicular tissue (ovotestes) on each side (bilateral). The karyotype may be 46,XX; 46,XY; or a mosaic of 46,XX/46,XY. These disorders have historically been called true hermaphroditism.

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Quick facts about Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development

Topic type

Condition

Category

Urology / Fertility

MeSH classification

C12.050.351.875.253.343|C12.200.706.316.343|C12.800.316.343|C16.131.939.316.343|C19.391.119.343

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