Ambiguous genitalia

[thepinkpanther]

Is there any websites or information on the better choice and when to choose when a child has both genders?

Any help will be wonderful...

[The Morrigan]

link removed[/i]] NYU article

&hl=en&ie=UTF-8]Article from an intergender org

 

Some general articles

 

link removed[/i]] Intergender Faq for Parents

 

And some parents faq on the subject, also links on there to general information and specific conditional information.

 

It's generally now thought it's best to do nothing to choose a gender, and avoid surgery unless health or life is at risk, and let the child choose which gender they're more comfortable with when they're mature enough to do so - appearances aren't always an indication of which hormones are prevalent, and there have been quite a large number of children assigned a gender who have had to undergo surgery as adults to be reverted to the other gender.

[1Adam12]

morrigan correct me if im wrong on this but in psych class the instructor told us that in the case of intergenders they are technically born sterile is that correct?

[The Morrigan]

Most of the time yes - because neither genitalia is completely formed properly.

 

The catch is that (forgive me for a bit of a ramble) that outward appearances don't always reflect chromosomes - an intergender child can have the xy male chromosome and next to no penis and the appearance of more developed female genitalia, or vice versa - and assigning a female sex, regardless of upbringing, generally doesn't make the child feel any more female. If surgery really NEEDS to be done for function - a genetic test is considered the way to go to make sure the best decision possible is being made, and if it's not absolutely necessary, waiting til the child is old enough to have a say in the decision is the wisest move. Genetic testing is probably a good idea anyway to determine the most likely outcome and most likely leanings.

[1Adam12]

No you weren't rambling I just remembered that from watching Discovering Psychology in Psych class in high school. Plus Montel Williams ran a thing about intersexed children and sex reassignment.

 

Phil