PSY 324 Lecture Notes - Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Corpus Luteum, Seminal Vesicle

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Sexual dimorphic behaviour: courting, dating, parental behavior, and aggressive behavior. 1st determine genetic sex (female xx, male xy) 3rd determined by hormones organizing effect: sex hormones during prenatal development determines structure of sex organs and brain. Long lasting structural effects: notion of sensitive period. Androgen insensitivity syndrome (ais): genetic sex xy: receptors do not respond to androgens, range from complete (external genitalia feminized) to partial (partial genitalia masculinized) to mild (masculinized) Failure to produce hormone amh or no receptors: genetic xy, both female and male internal sex organs, hermaphroditism. Turners syndrome: genetic sex x or x, gonads do not develop (non working ovaries, no estrogen. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (cah: genetic sex xx, exposure to high androgen levels during development, mullerian system activated, but external organs are intersex . Activating effects: associated with sex hormones that are activated later in life (i. e. ovulation, ejaculation) hpg axis. Testosterone: facial and body hair, lowers voice, musculare development, genital growth, sex drive.

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