Directory of 5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency Resources

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5-Alpha-reductase deficiency is an autosomal recessive intersex condition affecting XY individuals who are born with male gonads, including testicles and Wolffian structures, sometimes with obvious undervirilisation, but usually appear to have female primary sex characteristics.

Resources in This Category

• 5-alpha reductase deficiency

  http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=5alphareductasedeficiency
  The U.S. National Library of Medicine describes the genetic causes of 5ARD.

• 5-alpha-reductase deficiency

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5-alpha-reductase_deficiency
  Wikipedia describes signs, complications and prevalence of 5ARD.

• eMedicine Pediatrics: General Medicine

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/924291-overview
  WebMD discusses 5ARD’s pathophysiology, morbidity, clinical history, physical presentation, causes, and warns of the possibility of misdiagnosis with Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.

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