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Viral story: The beginning of menstruation in girls is considered to be the beginning of puberty. Usually girls start periods between the ages of 11 and 13, but you will be surprised to know that a girl did not get periods till the age of 17 in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. Due to which the girl’s family got worried and took her to the doctor, but what was revealed was surprising.
Shocking revelations in doctors check
When the doctors did some tests, they themselves were surprised. Doctors examined why the girl did not get periods till the age of 17? The revelations in that report shocked not only the family, but also the doctors. Investigation revealed that the girl was completely a girl from outside, but her body had developed like a boy from inside. Not only this, the male testicles were present inside the girl and there was no uterus.
Doctors
He conducted a genetic test and the report showed that it had 46 xy chromosomes, found in boys, while the girl had 46 XX chromosomes. Based on this report, doctors clarified that the teenager had a rare disease called Androgen Insensivity Syndrome. Because of this, even though she looked like a girl from outside, but the qualities of men were present inside her body.
What happens in this disease?
People suffering from this disease are genetically male, but male genitals do not develop in their body because their body does not react to male sex hormones androgen. This can also cause infertility in them when they are adults.
A person suffering from AIS may experience some specific symptoms, including unusually long height during puberty, lack of menstruation, and not having very little or at all in the genital area and the genitals.
According to Cleveland Clinic, Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a genetic position. This situation is transferred from mother to child. This occurs when the endrogen receptor (AR) gene has a defect. Androgen receptors are cells that enable the body to react to male hormones such as testosterone.
