An unusual case of male pseudohermaphroditism.

In vivo and in vitro studies were conducted on a male pseudohermaphrodite. Levels of gonadal steroids in peripheral blood suggested low activity of steroidogenesis which was consistent with the high levels of gonadotropins found. In vitro incubation studies with testosterone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) indicated that both gonadotropins increased the endogenous accumulation of testosterone (P less …