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'''Ambiguous genitalia '''is a form of [[intersex]] affecting 0.05% of the population<ref>https://www.intersexequality.com/intersex/</ref>, causing them to have genitals that may have characteristics of male and female sexes or may be incompletely developed. The external sex organs may not match the internal sex organs or their chromosomes. Ambiguous genitalia may appear as a large clitoris or as a small penis and/or a fused labia or empty scrotum. People with ambiguous genitalia can have any have internal sex organs or combination of sex organs, they can have any chromosomes, and their bodies may produce either hormones during puberty. |
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[[File:D96n3kf-d853af2f-acb9-4abc-b059-ef897c699aac.png|thumb|220x220px|The ambiguous genitalia pride flag.]] |
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'''Ambiguous genitalia '''is a rare form of [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Intersex intersex] affecting 0.05% of the population, causing them to have both female and male sexual organs. |
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Male and female sex organs develop from the same tissue. Whether this tissue becomes male organs or female organs depends on the chromosomes and the presence or absence of male hormones. Atypical hormone levels or chromosomal abnormalities can cause ambiguous genitalia. |
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[[File:D96n3k6-42bcd034-4d53-431b-8b0e-58f8360ad2bd.png|thumb|220x220px|An alternative ambiguous genitalia pride flag.]] |
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People with ambiguous genitalia are also sometimes known as hermaphrodites, though |
People with ambiguous genitalia are also sometimes known as hermaphrodites, though the term is considered offensive as it tends to generalize them and act as if them having ambiguous genitalia is the only interesting thing about them. It also stigmatizes the topic and encourages fetishists.<ref>https://isna.org/node/979/</ref> |
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== Resources == |
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# https://www.intersexequality.com/intersex/ |
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# https://isna.org/node/979/ |
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# https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Hermaphrodite-Pride-2-555350982 |
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# https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Hermaphrodite-Pride-1-555350991 |
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# https://www.britannica.com/science/hermaphroditism |
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Revision as of 00:22, 29 September 2020
Ambiguous genitalia is a form of intersex affecting 0.05% of the population[1], causing them to have genitals that may have characteristics of male and female sexes or may be incompletely developed. The external sex organs may not match the internal sex organs or their chromosomes. Ambiguous genitalia may appear as a large clitoris or as a small penis and/or a fused labia or empty scrotum. People with ambiguous genitalia can have any have internal sex organs or combination of sex organs, they can have any chromosomes, and their bodies may produce either hormones during puberty.
Male and female sex organs develop from the same tissue. Whether this tissue becomes male organs or female organs depends on the chromosomes and the presence or absence of male hormones. Atypical hormone levels or chromosomal abnormalities can cause ambiguous genitalia.
People with ambiguous genitalia are also sometimes known as hermaphrodites, though the term is considered offensive as it tends to generalize them and act as if them having ambiguous genitalia is the only interesting thing about them. It also stigmatizes the topic and encourages fetishists.[2]