What does intersex mean? What does intersex mean? Intersex is a general term used for a variety of situations in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the boxes of “female” or “male.” Sometimes doctors do surgeries on intersex babies and children to make their bodies fit binary ideas of “male” or “female”.
What are the different types of intersex?
Most change to external male genitalia around the time of puberty. AIS is the most common cause of 46, XY intersex.
Intersex can be divided into 4 categories:
- 46, XX intersex.
- 46, XY intersex.
- True gonadal intersex.
- Complex or undetermined intersex.
Can intersex people reproduce? Can Intersex People Have Babies? Intersex people can—and do—have children. The reproduction basics need to be possible for this to occur, which typically includes the ability to have vaginal intercourse that results in implantation within a healthy womb.
How do I know if Im intersex?
So what does intersex look like?
- a clitoris that’s larger than expected.
- a penis that’s smaller than expected.
- no vaginal opening.
- a penis without a urethra opening at the tip (the opening might instead be on the underside)
- labia that are closed or otherwise resemble a scrotum.
- a scrotum that is empty and resembles labia.
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