Concept
Development Variations
HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 / Genital Development
"There are some variations when actual physical sexual development does not follow expected patterns. Hermaphroditism is found among those variations and is reported in two forms. First, true hermaphroditism is an extremely rare condition wherein both reproductive organs of males and females are in one person’s body and functioning to some degree or another. This includes the penis, testicles, prostate gland, vagina, uterus, and ovaries. Second, pseudohermaphroditism, or false or near hermaphroditism, is a rare condition wherein some of both reproductive organs for males or females are present in one person’s body, but neither male nor female organs are completely present and/or fully functioning. Not all fetal sexual development occurs uniformly. Five common sexual development variations reported among newborns are Turner’s syndrome, Klinefelter’s syndrome, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Fetally Androgenized Females, and DHT-deficient Males. In most cases of fetal development, sexual development is predictable and follows the pattern of originating from nearly identical tissues."
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