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| Title |
The role of electrocardiogram in sex verification in a young adult with primary amenorrhea: a case report
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| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13256-018-1793-x |
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| Authors |
Muritala A. Asafa, Rahman A. Bolarinwa, Omotayo A. Eluwole, Bolanle O. Ibitoye, Adesoji M. Adegoke, Oluwadare Ogunlade |
| Abstract |
The use of electrocardiogram for sex verification in adults is an emerging concept in medicine. It is feasible through the utilization of Ogunlade Sex Determination Electrocardiographic Score. The aim of this study was to use an electrocardiogram to verify the sex of a woman with primary amenorrhea. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman of Yoruba ethnicity who presented with primary amenorrhea. A physical examination revealed a woman with a feminine appearance characterized by long plaited hair and well-developed breasts. As part of the investigations to unravel the sex status, she had a resting standard 12-lead electrocardiogram which revealed a masculine electrocardiogram pattern with Ogunlade Sex Determination Electrocardiographic Score of 9 (T-wave pattern in lead V1, 3; ST segment in lead V2 or V3, 3; QRS rotation, 2; heart rate of 79, 1). An abdominopelvic ultrasonography done by a radiologist showed absence of uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. When our patient was considered for transvaginal scan, she declined but embraced translabial ultrasound as she claimed to be a virgin. Translabial ultrasonography revealed the presence of undescended hypoplastic testes with associated testicular microlithiasis at the external inguinal rings bilaterally. Karyotyping using a blood sample revealed 46,XY and a sex-determining region Y report showed that the blood sample was positive for the SRY gene confirming the status as male. This synchronized with the initial electrocardiogram evaluation. The testes were later removed. This report concluded that an electrocardiogram as a cheap, readily available and non-invasive test has a role in sex verification in young adults with primary amenorrhea. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 56% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 9 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 11% |
| Researcher | 1 | 11% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 August 2023.
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#6,182,242
of 25,339,932 outputs
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#478
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#99,707
of 348,609 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Medical Case Reports
#9
of 101 outputs
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