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[[File:Dmab.png|thumb|220x220px|The AMAB flag.]]
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[[File:Amab2.png|thumb|An alternate AMAB flag.]]▼
[[File:Amab trans.png|thumb|The AMAB trans flag.|alt=]]▼
[[File:IAMAB.png|thumb|The IAMAB (Intersex Assigned Male At Birth) flag.]]▼
[[File:IAMAB2.png|thumb|Alternate IAMAB flag.]]▼
▲'''<nowiki>Assigned Male At Birth</nowiki>''' ('''AMAB''') (also seen as '''Designated Male At Birth''' ('''DMAB''') or '''Male Assigned At Birth''' ('''MAAB''')) is an [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] for those who have external [[sex]] traits that were identified as male. It is used as a way to refer to the sex on one's birth certificate or to discuss medical issues that primarily face AMAB individuals without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender.
When one is born they are said to be male based on the presence of a penis, or a clitoris over a certain size. The presence of a vagina (the internal structure) is not checked. Some [[intersex]] individuals who were AMAB only discover they have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so someone who was AMAB doesn't necessarily have XY chromosomes.
Traits commonly found in those who are AMAB include:
* No vagina or uterus. However, some who were AMAB were born with a vagina or uterus (persistent müllerian duct syndrome).
* A penis or large clitoris ([[PWHP]]). With some intersex conditions, the difference between these can be unclear.
* Descended testes and scrotum, although sometimes testes never descend ([[Agenital|cryptorchid]]), are underdeveloped, or are removed later in life ([[angenital]].)
*The capacity for spermatogenesis unless if sterile, or without some of the anatomy listed above.
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* Chromosomes that are XY.
AMAB individuals who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]] or [[wolffian]], though some dyadic individuals may lose some of these traits later in life. Not all who were AMAB were born with all of these traits, in which case they may be considered intersex. Some intersex individuals were AMAB, because they appeared externally male and their condition is not obvious without genetic testing or was not noticed until later in life. Some intersex individuals were coercively assigned male at birth (CAMAB), meaning they were medically altered without their consent to fit the sex binary. AMAB individuals are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [[
== Flag ==
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The IAMAB and CAMAB/FAMAB flags were made by deactivated tumblr user plurgai on or before March 21st, 2021.<ref>https://variant-archive.tumblr.com/post/646278285075054592/iamab-intersex-assigned-male-at-birth-a-flag</ref> The alternate IAMAB and CAMAB/FAMAB flags were redesigned by Tumblr user interarchival on December 27, 2021.<ref>https://interarchival.tumblr.com/post/671776339598196736/fafab-famab</ref><ref>https://interarchival.tumblr.com/post/671769367452778496/iafab-iamab</ref> There are no known meanings.
<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" class="center">
File:FAMAB.png|The CAMAB/FAMAB (Forcibly Assigned Male At Birth) flag, for Intersex individuals only
File:FAMAB2.png|Alternate CAMAB/FAMAB flag, for Intersex individuals only
</gallery>
== Resources ==
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