ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME

Course overview

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME (AIS) IS A COMMON ETIOLOGY OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND RESULTS IN VARYING PHENOTYPES. THESE DISORDERS OF ANDROGEN ACTION PRESENT AS 46 XY DISORDERS OR DIFFERENCES IN SEX DEVELOPMENT (DSD). UNTREATED OR INADEQUATELY MANAGED, AIS MAY RESULT IN SEVERE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN PATIENTS AS THEY GO THROUGH PUBERTY INTO ADULTHOOD AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME (AIS) AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.