USMLE · Question #582
A 15-year-old female is brought to the physician by her mother because she is concerned that she has not started menstruating. Physical examination reveals the patient's vagina is very shallow without
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A 15-year-old female is brought to the physician by her mother because she is concerned that she has not started menstruating. Physical examination reveals the patient's vagina is very shallow without a palpable uterus. There are also palpable masses in the labia majora. Karyotype analysis reveals a 46, XY genotype. Which of the following was most likely present during the early fetal life of this patient?
Options
- AA uterus
- BAn oviduct
- CDecreased androgen levels
- DMullerian inhibiting factor
- EStreak ovaries
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