The Orchis

A blog dedicated to Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

What does The Orchis mean?

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Can females have androgen insensitivity syndrome?
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Can females have androgen insensitivity syndrome?

I have Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome. My Karyotype is 46 XY. My genotype, well, I carry a mutation on my X chromosome where I am unable to understand androgens (male hormones) which I inherited from my mother who inherited from her mother. My phenotype, is female.

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