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Table 8 The broad and general guidelines for gender assignment in DSD [18, 22, 23, 26]

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

Type of DSD

Gender assignment

45XO Turner’s syndrome

Female

47 XXY

Male

46 XX DSD, congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Female

46 XY DSD

5 alpha reductase deficiency

Male

17 beta HSD deficiency

Male/female

Complete gonadal dysgenesis

Female

Partial gonadal dysgenesis

Male/female

Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome

Female

Leydig cell hypoplasia (LH receptor defect)

Female

Ovotesticular DSD

Male/female

Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome

Male/female

Hypospadias

Male

Hypopituitarism/

Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Male

Isolated micropenis

Male

Cloacal exstrophy

Male/female