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Annals of Pediatric Surgery

Table 2 The common pattern of correlation of gonadal sex with the internal ductal structure development

From: A review of the essential concepts in diagnosis, therapy, and gender assignment in disorders of sexual development

Gonad

Wolffian structuresa

Mullerian structuresa

Normal testis

Develop (due to testosterone)

Regress (due to AMH)

Normal ovary

Absent

Present

Dysgenetic testis

Present (hypoplasic)

Absent

Streak gonad

Absent (low testosterone)

Present (absent AMH)

Ovotestis

+/−

+/−

  1. aThe ipsilateral ductal structures reflect the ipsilateral gonad, due to the paracrine effect of the hormones like testosterone and AMH
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