https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000044
homoit0000044
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
2019-05-14
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2021-12-08
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https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000669
Intersex variations
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0001079
Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002830
Complete gonadal dysgenesis
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0002866
Mild androgen insensitivity syndrome
https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000044
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
People born with AIS have XY chromosomes and testes, and their bodies have varying levels of insensitivity to androgens (including testosterone). This means that their cells do not respond typically to the testosterone that they produce. Like other variations in sex characteristics, AIS is a spectrum, with the subcategories of complete (CAIS), partial (PAIS), and mild androgen insensitivity (MAIS). The term "male androgen insensitivity syndrome" should not be used to describe this variation because many people with AIS are women.