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Changing Sex at Puberty
There are individuals with a rare genetic mutation that causes 5α-reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT, to be disabled. An XY individual with this condition will have testes and other internal male structures, but the external genitalia will not fully masculinize. Affected individuals are typically raised female until puberty when androgen production increase and the external genitalia is more masculinized.
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Updated 2021-07-01
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