gonadal dysgenesis

Gonadal dysgenesis is classified as any congenital developmental disorder of the reproductive system

in the male or female. It is the atypical development of the gonads in an embryo,

with reproductive tissue replaced with functionless, fibrous tissue, termed streak gonads.

Streak gonads are a form of aplasia, resulting in hormonal failure that manifests as sexual infantism and infertility, with no initiation of puberty and secondary sex characteristics.Gonadal development is a genetically controlled ...