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Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development
Tree Number(s)
C12.050.351.875.253.343
C12.200.706.316.343
C12.800.316.343
C16.131.939.316.343
C19.391.119.343
Unique ID
D050090
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050090
Annotation
note entry term HERMAPHRODITISM, TRUE: HERMAPHRODITISM see DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is also available
Scope Note
Conditions of sexual ambiguity in which the individual possesses gonadal tissues of both sexes, tissues from the OVARY and the TESTIS. There can be a testis on one side and an ovary on the other (lateral), or there may be combined ovarian and testicular tissue (ovotestes) on each side (bilateral). The karyotype may be 46,XX; 46,XY; or a mosaic of 46,XX/46,XY. These disorders have historically been called true hermaphroditism.
Entry Term(s)
46,XX Gonadal Dysgenesis, Complete, Sry-Positive
46,XX True Hermaphroditism, Sry-Positive
Familial True Hermaphroditism
Familial XX True Hermaphroditism
Hermaphroditism, True
Ovotesticular DSD
Ovotesticular Disorder Of Sex Development
True Hermaphroditism
XX Male Syndrome, Sry-Positive
Previous Indexing
Hermaphroditism (1964-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2011; see HERMAPHRODITISM, TRUE 2006-2010
History Note
2011 (2006)
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development Preferred
Hermaphroditism, True Narrower
Familial XX True Hermaphroditism Narrower
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