title: Androgen-dependent measurements of female genitalia in women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.
abstract: Measurements of clitoral length and clitoral to urethral distance were made and analysed for a relationship in a group of 19 women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS)attending a specialist clinic for adult women with disorders of sexual development. These were compared with a control group of 50 women attending hospital for a gynaecological procedure.There was a positive correlation between clitoral length and clitoral to urethral distance for women with CAIS. In contrast, a negative correlation was seen between clitoral length and clitoral to urethral distance for women in the control group. Women with CAIS had a reduced mean clitoral length compared with controls(P = 0.001), but no difference was observed for the clitoral to urethral distance between the two groups (P = 0.116).
authors.affiliation: EGA Institute of Women's Health, UCL Hospitals, London, UK.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Michala
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Creighton
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Conway
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D013734:Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002987:Clitoris / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D009929:Organ Size; D011944:Receptors, Androgen / Q000235:genetics; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011944:Receptors, Androgen