hrp0097rfc7.6 | Sex differentiation, gonads and gynaecology or sex endocrinology | ESPE2023
Bistrup Fischer Margit
, Mola Gylli
, Scheel Lone
, Kristine Hegaard Hanne
, Sundberg Karin
, Juul Anders
, P Hagen Casper
Background: The anogenital distance (AGD) is a well-known measure in rodents used to distinguish male and female pubs. Likewise, AGD display sex-specific differences in humans. It is considered a postnatal readout of early androgen exposure in fetal life. Thus, in postnatal life AGD is longer in boys than in girls, reduced in infants born with cryptorchidism and hypospadias as well as in boys exposed to anti-androgenic agents in fetal life. However, little is ...