A girl has been diagnosed with adrenogenital syndrome (pseudohermaphroditism). This pathology is caused by hypersecretion of the following adrenal hormone:

Answer options

1. Estrogens
2. Androgens
3. Catecholamines
4. Glucocorticoids
5. Mineralocorticoids

Explanation

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, also called adrenogenital syndrome, is any of a group of inherited disorders that are characterized by enlargement of the adrenal glands resulting primarily from excessive secretion of androgenic hormones by the adrenal cortex.