Spontaneous Pregnancy in Genetically Confirmed 11-Beta Hydroxylase Deficiency: A Case Series and Literature Review

11-beta hydroxylase deficiency (11βOHD) is a rare variant of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) with autosomal recessive inheritance, resulting in androgen excess and mineralocorticoid precursor accumulation. Fertility is often impaired due to hyperandrogenism and anatomical abnormalities, and spontaneous successful pregnancy in classic form is rare. We describe two cases. Case 1 is a 27-year-old woman with genetically confirmed classic 11βOHD (homozygous CYP11B1 splice-site variant c.240-2A>G), initially misdiagnosed as 21-hydroxylase deficiency, who achieved spontaneous conception despite high androgen levels, long-term steroid exposure, and prior genital surgery and delivered a healthy male child. Case 2 is a genetically confirmed non-classic 11βOHD (homozygous, missense variation, c.412C>T), presented with medullary nephrocalcinosis, clinical history of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescence, short stature, hypertension with hypokalemia, and had spontaneous pregnancies. These cases add to the very limited literature on spontaneous fertility in genetically confirmed 11βOHD cases and highlight its broad clinical spectrum. They emphasize the need for accurate diagnosis, long-term complications surveillance, and reproductive counselling in CAH patients.

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Cureus
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2025-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.94504
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Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
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Spontaneous Pregnancy in Genetically Confirmed 11-Beta Hydroxylase Deficiency: A Case Series and Literature Review

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Spontaneous Pregnancy in Genetically Confirmed 11-Beta Hydroxylase Deficiency: A Case Series and Literature Review

Kunal Gupta, Asha Ranjan, Shriraam Mahadevan, Adlyne Reena Asirvatham, Pushpa Machineni
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11-beta hydroxylase deficiency (11βOHD) is a rare variant of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) with autosomal recessive inheritance, resulting in androgen excess and mineralocorticoid precursor accumulation. Fertility is often impaired due to hyperandrogenism and anatomical abnormalities, and spontaneous successful pregnancy in classic form is rare. We describe two cases. Case 1 is a 27-year-old woman with genetically confirmed classic 11βOHD (homozygous CYP11B1 splice-site variant c.240-2A>G), initially misdiagnosed as 21-hydroxylase deficiency, who achieved spontaneous conception despite high androgen levels, long-term steroid exposure, and prior genital surgery and delivered a healthy male child. Case 2 is a genetically confirmed non-classic 11βOHD (homozygous, missense variation, c.412C>T), presented with medullary nephrocalcinosis, clinical history of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescence, short stature, hypertension with hypokalemia, and had spontaneous pregnancies. These cases add to the very limited literature on spontaneous fertility in genetically confirmed 11βOHD cases and highlight its broad clinical spectrum. They emphasize the need for accurate diagnosis, long-term complications surveillance, and reproductive counselling in CAH patients.

CureusVol. 17(10)
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 74%
Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
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