Following the recent buzz and sightings of "hermaphrodite" dannydigitcommand-pr was compelled to research the anomaly .
HERMAPHRODITE - A person born with both male and female sex organs.This
is a vague, confusing and inaccurate definition. There are 3 labels of
Hermaphrodites: TRUE, MALE pseudo and FEMALE Pseudo. All are equally
genuine.
TRUE
A person born with both ovary and testicular tissue, this could
be 2 seperate gonads ( one of each) or a combination of both in one (an
ovotestes). The genitalia can vary from completely male or female, to a
combination of both or even ambiguous looking. The chromosome
(karotype) compliment can be XX (female), XY (male), XX/XY (mosiac) or
even XO (extremely rare). Those XX with female genitalia are raised
female ( some have even given birth). Those XY with male genitalia are
raised male ( a few have fathered children). The children born XX/XY or
XO (with genitalia male or female are raised in the sex they look most
like) ,Those born with ambiguous genitalia have many medical tests for
the doctors to determine which sex they should be assigned. Doctors then
recommend early surgery to make the child look physically like the sex
assigned to them. CAUSES
The causes are not known, The medical community does know
this is a very rare condition but do not have accurate figures to how
many people have this condition (depending on the literature between
350-450 known cases).
FEMALE PSEUDO
A person born XX with
normal female internal organs but with "masculanized" genitalia. They
can appear more male then female or a combination of each.
CAUSES
The most common is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) it occurs
approximately 1:14,000 births.This is when the adrenal glands
overproduce testosterone. It also has been recorded that some persons
with this disorder had been exposed to progesterone-like drugs before
they were born.
MALE PSEUDO
A person born XY with testes (usually in the abdominal cavity). The external genitalia are usually female but can be ambiguous.
CAUSES
The most common cause is Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS). This is
when the body doesn't respond to the androgen being produced. There are
different variations: Complete (CAIS) , and Partial (PAIS). This
condition has a variety of names and occurance rate!!
Alarming people....
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