{"id":127161,"date":"2026-10-01T12:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127161"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:27:48","slug":"swyer-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/swyer-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Swyer Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Swyer Syndrome Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swyer syndrome is a rare condition which is estimated to occur in about one in 80,000 people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Swyer Syndrome<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>rare difference of sex development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, medically known as 46, XY complete gonadal dysgenesis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a rare genetic condition where <\/span><b>individuals have one X and one Y chromosome<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in each cell (typically associated with males) but develop female reproductive structures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>characterized by the failure of the sex glands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (i.e., testicles or ovaries) to develop.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>results from disruption of the genetic pathway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involved in testicular development during early embryonic development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This syndrome is one of many \u201c<\/span><b>Disorders of Sex Development\u201d, or DSDs.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with Swyer syndrome are <\/span><b>genetically male but phenotypically female<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning they have a female appearance and female external genitalia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swyer syndrome may not be apparent during childhood and <\/span><b>often comes to light during adolescence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, when puberty does not progress normally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most characteristic <\/span><b>signs is primary amenorrhoea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning that menstruation does not begin.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is currently <\/span><b>no treatment that<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can change the 46, XY chromosome pattern or turn the streak gonads into functioning ovaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the effects of Swyer syndrome can be effectively managed through <\/span><b>hormone replacement therapy.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/health\/all-you-need-to-know-about-swyer-syndrome\/article71524779.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swyer Syndrome is a rare difference of sex development, medically known as 46, XY complete gonadal dysgenesis. 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