Repro 1 Flashcards
Role of aromatase
Converts testosterone to estradiol
Role of 5α-reductase
Converts testosterone to DHT
Hierarchy of determinants of sexual differentiation
Genetic sex → Gonadal sex → Genital sex → Gender sex
Aneuploidy, Mosaicism, Chimerism, Structural Errors
XO (Turner’s)
XXY (Klinefelter’s - seminiferous tubule dysgenesis)
Genetic sex abnormalities
Gonadal dysgenesis
Gonadal sex abnormalities
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21α-hydroxylase deficiency)
Genital sex abnormalities
Prostate development (DHT, T, or E2)
DHT
Beard growth (DHT, T, or E2)
DHT
Sebum formation (DHT, T, or E2)
DHT
Pubertal development - penis, seminal vesicles (DHT, T, or E2)
DHT and T
Sperm production (DHT, T, or E2)
DHT, T, and E2
Liver development (increase VLDL, LDL; reduce HDL)
Testosterone
RBCs (DHT, T, or E2)
T
Muscle mass (DHT, T, or E2)
T
Abdominal visceral fat (DHT, T, or E2)
T