Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation

Simple 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis, also called Swyer syndrome, is a very rare condition, estimated to occur in approximately 1/100 000 people. The condition first becomes apparent in adolescence, with delayed puberty and primary amenorrhoea. This is a case study of a patient who presented with primary...

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Main Author: Andreas Chrysostomou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2015-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Online Access:http://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/sajog/article/download/891/487
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spelling doaj-ee26d58fe0e64673b2ec62c2c3b7013a2020-11-24T21:04:38ZengHealth and Medical Publishing GroupSouth African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology2305-88622015-01-01211161710.7196/sajog.891Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentationAndreas ChrysostomouSimple 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis, also called Swyer syndrome, is a very rare condition, estimated to occur in approximately 1/100 000 people. The condition first becomes apparent in adolescence, with delayed puberty and primary amenorrhoea. This is a case study of a patient who presented with primary amenorrhoea and primary infertility. She was a 24-year-old phenotypically female patient with a delayed diagnosis of Swyer syndrome.http://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/sajog/article/download/891/487
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author Andreas Chrysostomou
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Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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title Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
title_short Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
title_full Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
title_fullStr Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
title_full_unstemmed Primary amenorrhoea: Swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46XY gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
title_sort primary amenorrhoea: swyer syndrome in a woman with pure 46xy gonadal dysgenesis and late presentation
publisher Health and Medical Publishing Group
series South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
issn 2305-8862
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Simple 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis, also called Swyer syndrome, is a very rare condition, estimated to occur in approximately 1/100 000 people. The condition first becomes apparent in adolescence, with delayed puberty and primary amenorrhoea. This is a case study of a patient who presented with primary amenorrhoea and primary infertility. She was a 24-year-old phenotypically female patient with a delayed diagnosis of Swyer syndrome.
url http://www.sajog.org.za/index.php/sajog/article/download/891/487
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