Testikuläre Feminisierung · Testicular Feminization Syndrome · Androgenresistenz · Androgen Receptor Deficiency · Male Pseudohermaphroditism
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome is a genetic condition affecting the reproductive system where genetically male dogs cannot respond to male hormones due to a receptor defect. Because the body does not recognize these hormones, the external genitalia develop as female, while the male sex organs (testes) remain hidden inside the abdomen.
Affected dogs appear to be female but will not go into heat as they mature. The condition is typically discovered in young adulthood during a veterinary examination or a planned spay surgery that reveals undescended testes instead of female reproductive organs.
This condition is managed with a one-time surgical procedure to remove the internal testes, preventing them from developing tumors later in life. This surgery generally costs between 600 and 2000 EUR, and affected dogs typically go on to live a normal, healthy life.
Estimated range of typical treatment cost. Actual cost depends on severity, clinic and region.
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