A child is born to a couple with ambiguous genitalia.It has a small penis which doctors determine to be capable of ejaculation,but it looks like a clitoris at birth.When additional sex hormones are released during puberty the genitalia look more like an adult male penis and testes,though smaller.Which of the following conditions is the child said to have?

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The child is likely to have 5-alpha-reductase deficiency, a condition where the body is unable to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), leading to incomplete virilization of the male genitalia at birth. During puberty, the increased production of testosterone leads to further masculinization of the genitalia, although they may still be smaller than typical adult male genitalia. None of the other conditions listed would result in a male child being born with ambiguous genitalia that later become more male-like during puberty.

A Child Is Born to a Couple with Ambiguous Genitalia