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Table 3 Definition and composition of primary classification groups for the Clinical Evaluation Study

From: Clinical evaluation study of the German network of disorders of sex development (DSD)/intersexuality: study design, description of the study population, and data quality

Group

1. DSD-XX

2. DSD-XY-P-F

3. DSD-XY-P-M

4. DSD-XY-C-F

Definition:

Girls/women with 46, XX DSD and signs of over-virilization

Girls/women with 46, XY DSD and partial signs of virilization

Boys/men with 46, XY DSD and signs of under-virilization

Girls/women with 46-XY DSD without any signs of virilization

Karyotype

XX

XY+

XY+

XY+

Sex of rearing/recent gender

Female

Female

Male

Female

Androgen effects

present

present

present

none

Diagnoses contained

CAH (172)

True hermaphroditism (1)

partial gonadal dysgenesis (2)

aromatase deficiency (3)

pAIS (18)

gonadal dysgenesis

(partial, mixed) (43)

disorder of androgen biosynthesis (21)

true hermaphroditism (4)

associated malformations with DSD (cloacal extrophy) (2)

penis agenesis (2)

severe hypospadia (1)

unclassified clinical diagnosis of DSD (5)

severe hypospadia (53)

gonadal dysgenesis (mixed, partial) (25)

pAIS (12)

disorders of AMH (1)

disorders of androgen biosynthesis (10)

true hermaphroditism (2)

associated malformations with DSD (cloacal extrophy) (1)

micropenis (3)

disorder of androgen syndromal disease (1)

epispadias (1)

XX-male* (3)

unclassified clinical diagnosis of DSD (9)

cAIS (23)

compl. gonadal dysgenesis (14)

gonadal dysgenesis with complete female phenotype and 45, X/46XY (1)

unclassified clinical diagnosis of DSD (1)

Age distribution:

    

Infants < 6 months

8

4

10

1

6 months – 3 years

29

7

36

1

4 – 7 years

29

12

34

5

8 – 12 years

33

24

21

8

13 – 16 years

33

19

7

7

Adults

46

30

13

17

Total n

178

96

121

39

  1. + incl. mosaics with parts of „Y chromosome" (in some cases chromosome status has not been investigated, in these cases classification results according the clinical status)
  2. * despite 46, XX karyotype
  3. Excluded from group comparisons:
  4. 46, XX; CAH & male sex of rearing, n = 2
  5. 46, XX & without androgen effects (e.g. gonadal insuffiency), n = 3