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中間性
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中間性性象譜 |
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中間性的原因
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激素因素
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大量中間性的病例可以追溯到激素的致病原因。就是說，在個體出生之前，某種激素缺乏或激素活性降低，因此胎兒向男性方向正常發育未完成。其結果是內部性器官和外部性器官在形態上有一定程度的含混不清，並且也有一般體格外貌的改變。同理，我們在此不可能詳細討論寬泛的中間性的各種性象譜。不過，以下描述的內容，一般說來是一些最重要的病症，它們是：
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男性性激素失敏性綜合征
(AIS)
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5-α-還原酶缺乏
(5-ARD)
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先天性腎上腺增生性肥大
(CAH)
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Intersexuality - The Intersexual Spectrum |
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Causes of Intersexuality - Hormones
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A number of intersex conditions can be traced to hormonal causes. That is to say, before birth, certain hormones are deficient or their activity is impaired, and thus the typical development of the fetus toward maleness remains incomplete. The result is some ambiguity in the formation of the internal and external sex organs and sometimes also in the person’s general physical appeareance. Again, there is a wide spectrum of possibilities that cannot be discussed in detail in this course. However, the following sections describe, in a general way, the most important of the conditions. They are
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
(AIS)
- 5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency (5-ARD)
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
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