Abstract | PURPOSE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: Adult intersex patients older than 21 years, under long-term followup at the Pediatric Endocrinology Clinic of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, with a diagnosis of male psuedohermaphroditism and raised as male or female were included in analysis. After written consent all participants underwent digital rectal examination and blood sampling for prostate specific antigen and testosterone measurements. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Amirali Hassanzadeh Salmasi, Amy B Wisniewski, Tomas E Novak, John P Gearhart, Claude J Migeon, Yegappan Lakshmanan |
Journal | The Journal of urology
(J Urol)
Vol. 180
Issue 4
Pg. 1422-5; discussion 1425-6
(Oct 2008)
ISSN: 1527-3792 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18710761
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Testosterone
- Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Cohort Studies
- Digital Rectal Examination
- Disorders of Sex Development
(diagnosis)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gonadal Dysgenesis, 46,XY
(complications, diagnosis)
- Humans
- Male
- Mass Screening
(methods)
- Middle Aged
- Prostate-Specific Antigen
(blood)
- Prostatic Neoplasms
(diagnosis, genetics)
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Sexual Development
(physiology)
- Testosterone
(blood)
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