46 XX Testicular Disorder in an Infertile Male
Abstract
46 XX male sexual disorder is a very rare disease. SRY (sex-determining region Y) located in the Y chromosome is a main sex-specific gen location. It is thought that the translocation of Y chromosome part containing this gene region to the X chromosome is responsible for the disorder. A 35 year-old male patient was admitted to the outpatient clinic with complaints of infertility and decreased sexual desire. Physical examination revealed wrinkles on the face, lack of hair, short stature as well as small testicles. Hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and azoospermia were detected in the patient. The patient's karyotype analysis was reported as 46 XX. SRY gene analysis was positive. These patients do not have spermatogenesis, thus sperm can not be obtained with testis biopsy. The main treatment of the disease is testosterone replacement therapy. In the differential diagnosis of patients with primary hypogonadism presenting with infertility, this rare disease should be considered.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Case Report
Authors
Zafer Pekkolay
Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Türkiye
Faruk Kılınç
This is me
Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Türkiye
Mazhar Müslüm Tuna
Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Türkiye
Hikmet Soylu
This is me
Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Türkiye
Alpaslan Kemal Tuzcu
Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Endokrinoloji Bilim Dalı, Diyarbakır
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 18, 2017
Submission Date
December 30, 2016
Acceptance Date
November 21, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 19 Number: 3