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ea0029p405 | Clinical case reports - Thyroid/Others | ICEECE2012

Pubertal induction with testosterone of a boy with bilateral anorchia guided by the development of his monozygotic twin brother

Van Caenegem E. , Vandewalle S. , Wierckx K. , Taes Y. , Kaufman J. , Craen M. , T'Sjoen G.

Introduction: We describe a monozygotic twin pair, of which one boy was diagnosed with anorchia. Both were followed-up till age 17.Case report: At birth, in one twin 46 XY boy (A), testes were not palpable while his brother (B) was unaffected. Stimulation with human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and orchidopexia were unsuccessful at age 3. A second hCG-stimulation test was performed at age 8, where serum testosterone response failed to increase. No testi...