A baby is born with a penis, a scrotum with no testes, no vagina, and XX chromosomes. This condition is referred to as hermaphroditism. What could cause this abnormality?
A very high concentration of testosterone in a female embryo will induce formation of male genitalia. An adrenal tumor in the mother that synthesizes testosterone at a high, uncontrolled rate could produce the masculinizing effect
Abnormally high levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) production by the trophoblast cells
The presence of a testosterone-secreting tumor in the mother's right adrenal gland
Abnormally high levels of LH in the maternal blood
Abnormally low levels of testosterone in the maternal blood
Female Reproductive System