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==Medical Therapy== | |||
# Gonads cannot make estrogen, so the breasts will not develop and the uterus will not grow and menstruate until [[estrogen]] is administered. This is often given through the skin now. | |||
# Gonads cannot make progesterone, so menstrual periods will not be predictable until [[progestin]] is administered, still usually as a pill. | |||
# Gonads cannot produce [[ovum|eggs]] so conceiving children naturally is not possible. A woman with a uterus but no ovaries may be able to become pregnant by implantation of another woman's fertilized egg ([[embryo transfer]]). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Intersexuality]] | [[Category:Intersexuality]] | ||
[[Category:Endocrinology]] | [[Category:Endocrinology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Medical Therapy
- Gonads cannot make estrogen, so the breasts will not develop and the uterus will not grow and menstruate until estrogen is administered. This is often given through the skin now.
- Gonads cannot make progesterone, so menstrual periods will not be predictable until progestin is administered, still usually as a pill.
- Gonads cannot produce eggs so conceiving children naturally is not possible. A woman with a uterus but no ovaries may be able to become pregnant by implantation of another woman's fertilized egg (embryo transfer).