Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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…

Sexual Orientation can be defined as a person’s sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted. The enduring pattern of being attracted to people of one’s own sex is known as homosexuality. The topic of homosexuality follows the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate since some individuals believe that it is biological while others oppose by saying that it is a person’s personal choice. In an effort to end this debate, experts of different fields such as psychologists, sociologists,…

The very definition of sexual orientation emphasizes on attraction. According to Hill and Dawood (2012), because attraction captures the essence of sexual orientation (i.e., having a particular direction), and is perhaps less likely than behaviour or identity to be influenced by cultural and societal norms, many early researchers focus on the biological basis of sexual orientation. This idea is strongly linked to essentialism- believing that some phenomena are innate, central to one’s identity,…

Intersex (also known as hermaphroditism or DSDs) is a group of conditions with disparity between the external genitals and the internal genitals. There are 4 distinguished categories of Intersex, however in some cases, the cause remains undetermined, even with modern diagnostic methods. 1. 46, XX intersex occurs when a person has woman chromosomes, ovaries, but external genitals appear male. This is usually the result of a female fetus exposition to excess male hormones before birth. The labia…

Culture). Blum believes that how much value people place on the emotional and physical differences between boy and girl is directly proportionate to how society shapes the child 's relationship with gender roles. Blum found that while girls with congenital adrenal hypoplasia, a genetic disorder where female fetuses are exposed to more male hormones than the average female fetus, are more naturally drawn to the rough play of boys, the influence of female friends mutes their inherent desire for…

Gender Identity: Biologically Inevitable or Sociologically Imposed? Today in society, gender identity is becoming a prominent topic of discussion. Many people believe that the attributes associated with a specific gender are deep rooted and established prematurely. From the time that a child is born their gender roles and personalities in life are predestined just by the term, “It’s a ___!” There are two major theories that have explanations for this phenomenon. In “The Early Development of…

The Ted talk by Alice Dreger titled Is Anatomy Density? Many different types of aspects that affect the she talks about Gender Identity. As times are changing, it is super important to have society change as well. There are many different syndromes that Dreger talks about that have kids wondering what gender they really are. The big question to ask is if gender disorders should be a part of the medical disorder book. I think that society should not be able to say someone is a male just because…

their identities after capitalism arose. In an article about the studies of gay genes, the author mentions a very interesting fact that physical and genetic abnormalities at birth may alter one’s sexual orientation. For instance, the term congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to the appearance of masculine traits in women, hence, girls born with high level of male sex hormones tend to display more interests in the female gender. The study conducted by several German researchers on CAH…

label their view. Also in families with only one parent present, a child only observes the characteristics of that parent and is not exposed to a different gender. Prenatal exposure to high levels of androgen leads to the development of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for females, this does not mean these individuals will later be diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, however, they do tend to demonstrate gender atypical behavior. This also applies to males who have low levels of…

“is a group of autosomal recessive disorders caused by enzyme defects in adrenocortical steroidogenesis” (Silveira et al.2016). This condition is also known as hermaphroditism. Under this condition a fetus girl develops caps over the kidney called adrenal glands, which produce male hormone in the female fetus. These hormones cause an enlargement of the baby 's vagina, and cause confusion when the baby is born, the child could be a girl or a boy. This condition could lead to gender dysphoria…