Androgen Insensitivity
UK sources of information and / or support
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group
A small self help group providing information and support to parents and to Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) adults. Apart from AIS the following conditions also come under the AIS banner and are supported by this group: Testicular Feminisation Syndrome, 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome, Leydig Cell Hypoplasia, Swyer's Syndrome.
Androgen Deficiency (hypoactive sexual desire disorder or HSDD)
Women’s Health Concern provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns. They provide a range of factsheets including one in this area.
Medicine Guide for Androgen deficiency
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.