Abstract
This report presents an unusual case of absolute non-obstructive azoospermia revealed to be a male 46,XY true hermaphrodite who was successfully treated to father healthy monozygotic twins. A 27-year-old infertile male with non-obstructive azoospermia previously underwent an unsuccessful testicular sperm extraction procedure and refused donor sperm insemination. Revising the patient's old records revealed that he was born with ambiguous genitalia. He had a 46,XY karyotype and was raised as a male. During childhood he underwent ambiguous genitalia reconstruction, right orchiopexy and left salpingo-oophorectomy that revealed a gonadoblastoma. A new treatment was employed performing testicular fine needle aspiration leading successfully to a monozygotic twin pregnancy. As far as is known, this is the first reported case of healthy twins fathered by a male 46,XY true hermaphrodite.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 80-82 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Reproductive BioMedicine Online |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Gonadoblastoma
- Monozygotic twin
- Non-obstructive azoospermia
- True hermaphrodite
- Twin pregnancy