Hermaphroditism: cytogenetics, gonadal pathology and gender assignment: a case report / Hermafroditismo: citogenética, patología gonadal y asignación de género
West Indian med. j
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55(6): 430-433, Dec. 2006.
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-472066
ABSTRACT
True hermaphroditism is a rare intersex disorder in which individuals possess both testicular and ovarian gonadal tissue. A case of true unilateral hermaphroditism presenting with ambiguous external genitalia, right scrotal testis and left pelvic ovotestis is herein outlined Phallic, gonadal and genetic factors were considered before male gender was assigned. Gender assignment procedures have been questioned by intersex activists opposed to early genital surgery. Western societies have a binary perspective on gender and this leads to a stigma being placed on intersex cases. A multidisciplinary approach to this problem involving paediatric specialists in the field, of endocrinology, surgery and psychiatry is necessary, along with educational programmes that promote tolerance in society to variations in gender.
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Main subject:
Disorders of Sex Development
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Gender Identity
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Identification, Psychological
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of the West Indies/JM
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