What are the symptoms of Androgen insensitivity syndrome?
The typical characteristic of androgen insensitivity syndrome is feminization. It can be divided into two main categories: complete androgen insensitivity syndrome and incomplete androgen insensitivity syndrome. Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
At birth, because of external sex characteristics of females, this type of people are usually raised as females and have a female gender identity. During puberty, their female secondary sex characteristics, such as breasts develope. At the same time, they have sparse or absent hair in the pubic area and under the arms. They do not menstruate and testes are undescended. At adult, they are unable to conceive a child for without uterus. Undescended testes can become cancerous later in life if they are not surgically removed.
Incomplete androgen insensitivity syndrome
At birth, they may have normal female sex characteristics, both male and female sex characteristics, or normal male sex characteristics. They may be raised as males or as females, and may have a male or a female gender identity. During puberty, people with mild androgen insensitivity tend to experience female secondary sex characteristics, such as breast enlargement. Many of them have partial closing of the outer vaginal lips, an enlarged clitoris, and a short vagina but no cervix or uterus. Their testes locate in the abdomen or other unusual places in the body. In adult, they are often infertile. </s>