Male pseudohermaphroditism consistent with 17,20-desmolase deficiency.

A 16-year-old phenotypic female with XY genotype presented an unusual form of nonfamilial male pseudohermaphroditism. Seemingly a normal girl during childhood, the patient failed to undergo pubertal changes presenting with scant pubic hair, absent axillary hair, lack of breast development, retarded bone age and primary amenorrhea. Neither uterus nor adnexa were palpable above the blind-ending vagina.

Randomized comparative study of the copper T 300, Dalkon shield, and Shell Loop in parous women.

A randomized comparative study of the Copper T 300, the standard Dalkon Shield and the Silicone Shell Loop D was conducted on 776 parous women. Net cumulative first event rates at 1 year and at 18 months, calculated by life-table analysis, were as follows: Copper T 300--pregnancy 1.2/1.