Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency (medical condition)

A rare disorder characterized caused by an enzyme (17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isozyme 3) deficiency which results in a lack of testosterone which is needed during the fetal stage to give males there physical characteristics. The result is that males are born with ambiguous or feminine external genitals. See also Pseudohermaphroditism male with gynecomastia