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Swyer's syndrome laboratory findings

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Laboratory Findings

Laboratory Findings

Evaluation of delayed puberty usually reveals elevation of gonadotropins, indicating that the pituitary is providing the signal for puberty but the gonads are failing to respond. The next steps of the evaluation usually include checking a karyotype and imaging of the pelvis. The karyotype reveals XY chromosomes.

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