TY - JOUR
T1 - Gonadal dysgenesis with ovarian function
T2 - Clinical and cytogenetic findings in six patients
AU - McDonough, Paul G
AU - Byrd, J. Rogers
AU - Freedman, Murray A.
PY - 1971/6
Y1 - 1971/6
N2 - In six patients with gonadal dysgenesis, ovarian function was evidenced by menses, which persisted in one patient for as long as seven years after the onset of menarche. Three patients had abnormal sex chromosome karyotypes in peripheral blood. Four subjects, with leukocyte cultures of 45/XO, 46/XX, 46/XX and 46/XX, respectively, had similar karyotypes in skin biopsy material. Those patients with abnormal sex chromosomal complements tended to be somewhat shorter in stature. No correlations could be seen between the sex idiogram and the duration of ovarian activity. The importance of considering gonadal dysgenesis as a differential diagnosis in all patients with secondary amenorrhea, especially when the menstrual life has been brief, is stressed.
AB - In six patients with gonadal dysgenesis, ovarian function was evidenced by menses, which persisted in one patient for as long as seven years after the onset of menarche. Three patients had abnormal sex chromosome karyotypes in peripheral blood. Four subjects, with leukocyte cultures of 45/XO, 46/XX, 46/XX and 46/XX, respectively, had similar karyotypes in skin biopsy material. Those patients with abnormal sex chromosomal complements tended to be somewhat shorter in stature. No correlations could be seen between the sex idiogram and the duration of ovarian activity. The importance of considering gonadal dysgenesis as a differential diagnosis in all patients with secondary amenorrhea, especially when the menstrual life has been brief, is stressed.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 4378210
AN - SCOPUS:0015072607
SN - 0029-7844
VL - 37
SP - 868
EP - 872
JO - Obstetrics and gynecology
JF - Obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 6
ER -