What does Androgen insensitivity syndrome mean in simple terms?
No, you are not quite right. Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a condition that results in the partial or complete inability of the cell to respond to androgens. The unresponsiveness of the cell to the presence of androgenic hormones can impair or prevent the masculinization of male genitalia in the developing fetus, as well as the development of male secondary sexual characteristics at puberty, but does not significantly impair female genital or sexual development. As such, the insensitivity to androgens is only clinically significant when it occurs in genetic males (i.e. individuals with a Y chromosome, or more specifically, an SRY gene). In individuals who are chromosomally male, there may be external female genitalia, or partially female genitalia. So you are correct about the effects in a male, but not in a female. Check this link.
