A Child Appears to Be a Girl, and Is Raised

question 63

Multiple Choice

A child appears to be a girl, and is raised one. However, at puberty, the child's genitals become masculinized. From that time on, he is raised as a male, and accepts this new role. Which description of this child's development is most likely correct?

• A) The child is XX, but begins to produce high levels of DHT at puberty and becomes a normal male.
• B) The child is XX, but had congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which led to masculinization due to high androgen production.
• C) The child is XY, with a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency, which is overcome by high testosterone levels at puberty.
• D) The child is XY, but had androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), which led to his being raised as a girl.
• E) The child is XXY, being functionally male, but having more female characteristics because of the extra X chromosome.

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