One of your friends is in medical school.She tells you about a syndrome in which a genetic female develops ovaries normally as a fetus.However,due to the abnormal functioning of the adrenal gland,an excess amount of androgen is produced resulting in external genitals that are partly or completely male in appearance.Your friend is unable to recall the name of the syndrome.You know it and are able to tell her that it is:

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The description matches the symptoms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a condition where an excess of androgens are produced due to the abnormal functioning of the adrenal gland. This leads to a genetic female developing male external genitalia. Androgen insensitivity syndrome, on the other hand, results in a genetic male developing external genitalia that appears female. Cryptorchidism is a condition where one or both testicles fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum. Klinefelter's syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a male is born with an extra X chromosome, leading to male hypogonadism (reduced or absent activity of the testes). None of these conditions match the description given in the question.

One of Your Friends Is in Medical School