Image Based Question – 65148

Which of the following condition present with absence of both structures(presented by arrow)?

A. Antimullerian Hormone deficiency

B. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

C. FSH Receptor defect

D. Ovotesticular syndrome

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Ans;B .Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Wolffian duct structures and Mullerian duct structures marked with arrow

Both Wolffian duct structures and Mullerian duct structures do not develop in individuals with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is when a person who is genetically male (who has one X and one Y chromosome) is resistant to male hormones (called androgens). As a result, the person has some or all of the physical traits of a woman, but the genetic makeup of a man.