People have two genders

February 8, MA. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nhu said that in 2005, Nam Khoa Binh Dan Hospital received about 20 genital abnormalities. In which, 1 case is the case of male false gender.

It was a patient in Central Vietnam, aged 25.

This patient was identified by doctors in the Faculty of Nam Khoa-Binh Dan Hospital (Ho Chi Minh City), in fact, male but the testicle was in the abdomen and could not develop.

For some reason, the patient's body has been resistant to Androgen (a testicular substance that controls the body's growth into men). Since then, the patient's body tends to develop into women.

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Sex adjustment surgery for male prosthetic patients.
(Photo: Dr.Nguyen Thanh Nhu / VNN)

7-8 years ago, this patient was found to have a cyst in the abdomen, should go to the hospital to remove. After removal of "cyst", patients have normal health.

However, the doctors in Binh Dan Hospital said that the so-called "cysts" could be the testes of patients. Only recently, in order to get married, the patient went to Binh Dan Hospital to examine the enlarged vagina with his little finger. At this point, the newly discovered patient is a male prostate.

After that, the hospital performed minor vaginal correction surgery and gave the patient more medication to increase female hormones.

In this case, the testicle is in the abdomen, not developed.

Currently in the world, the case of male counterparts has many different levels, such as the body is almost completely female, testicular degeneration, no vagina. According to statistics, every 1 / 20,000 - 1 / 64,000 of births suffers from one of these disorders.

This patient's anti-Androgen syndrome is due to genetic abnormalities in the XY chromosome.

These patients, though having an external body, are completely identical to women, but the patient will not have an ovary, no uterus. The patient also had no menstrual cycle and the clitoris was as enlarged as the little finger.

Professionals also call this a case of male false gender.

Doctor As more said, sometimes parents know their children abnormally, but do not take them to the hospital early for examination and treatment. During sex development, the best time is before 18 months. Early treatment will help the child improve.

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