Hermaphroditism Disorder

Hermaphroditism is a very rare genetic disorder its where a baby is born having both male and female internal sex organs. This doesn’t mean that they possess all the sex organs completely. In many cases they might also have ambiguous genitalia where they can’t tell the difference between a penis or a clitoris. Hermaphroditism is also known as intersex; Disorders of sex development; DSDs; Pseudohermaphroditism; Hermaphrodite. Intersex is a better word to use because some people might take offence to hermaphrodite. One in every 2000 births is diagnoses with intersex. There are different types of intersex categories they are 46, XX Intersex, 46, XY Intersex, True Gonadal Intersex, and Complex or Undetermined Intersex.
I will start with 46, XX Intersex. It’s when the person is born with the chromosomes of a female. The ovaries, but the outside genital looks like a mans. This usually is caused by the mother exposing the fetus to excess male hormone before birth. The labia is fused, and the clitoris enlarges and looks like a penis. Generally this person has normal uterus and Fallopian tubes. The possible cause maybe Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, ovarian cancer, or aromatase deficiency.The second condition is 46, XY Intersex. This person has the …show more content…
It may be discover during a sonogram and years ago when technology wasn’t as advanced as it is today it was discovered after birth. Here are some of the most common symptoms. Ambiguous genitalia at birth, clitoromegaly, and partial labial fusion. Apparently undescended testes which may turn out to be ovariesin boys, Micropenis, Labial or inguinal (groin) masses which may turn out to be testes in girls, Hypospadias is the opening of the penis is somewhere other than at the tip; in females, the urethra opens into the vagina, if it isn’t apparent at birth it can later be discovered if there is a delayed, absent puberty, or Unexpected changes at