[Androgen insensitivity syndrome. Diagnosis and therapy]

Ten patients with complete or incomplete androgens insensitivity syndrome (A.I.S.) is reported. Diagnosis of A.I.S. is presented on the basis: clinical, phenotype, studies of sexual steroids specially androgens, gonadotropins, 5-alpha-reductase activity and possible abnormality of androgen target cells from the genital skin. Histology of the testes is shown. Surgical treatment of these patients is reported, depending of the abnormality of the genitalia.