A child is born to a couple with ambiguous genitalia. It has a small penis which doctors determine to be capable of ejaculation, but it looks like a clitoris at birth. When additional sex hormones are released during puberty the genitalia look more like an adult male penis and testes, though smaller. Which of the following conditions is the child said to have?
A. Turner syndrome
B. Androgen insensitivity syndrome
C. Klinefelter syndrome
D. 5-alpha-reductase deficiency
E. Progestin-induced virilization
Answer: D
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