Can you tell us more about your exact symptoms, how old you are, and if you have been diagnosed with a condition called either "intersex", "disorders of sex development (DSDs)" or "hermaphroditism" (this last term is an outdated term, but still used by some health professionals who do not have the most up-to-date terms).
According to the National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus:
"The symptoms associated with intersex will depend on the underlying cause, but may include:
* Ambiguous genitalia at birth
* Micropenis
* Clitoromegaly (an enlarged clitoris)
* Partial labial fusion
* Apparently undescended testes (which may turn out to be ovaries) in boys
* Labial or inguinal (groin) masses -- which may turn out to be testes -- in girls
* Hypospadias (the opening of the penis is somewhere other than at the tip; in females, the urethra [urine canal] opens into the vagina)
* Otherwise unusual appearing genitalia at birth
* Electrolyte abnormalities
* Delayed or absent puberty
* Unexpected changes at puberty"
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Can you tell us more about your exact symptoms, how old you are, and if you have been diagnosed with a condition called either "intersex", "disorders of sex development (DSDs)" or "hermaphroditism" (this last term is an outdated term, but still used by some health professionals who do not have the most up-to-date terms).
According to the National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus:
August 7, 2011 - 9:07pm"The symptoms associated with intersex will depend on the underlying cause, but may include:
* Ambiguous genitalia at birth
* Micropenis
* Clitoromegaly (an enlarged clitoris)
* Partial labial fusion
* Apparently undescended testes (which may turn out to be ovaries) in boys
* Labial or inguinal (groin) masses -- which may turn out to be testes -- in girls
* Hypospadias (the opening of the penis is somewhere other than at the tip; in females, the urethra [urine canal] opens into the vagina)
* Otherwise unusual appearing genitalia at birth
* Electrolyte abnormalities
* Delayed or absent puberty
* Unexpected changes at puberty"
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