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Intersexuality is a relatively rare congenital (i.e., present at birth) condition in which physical sex characteristics are not clearly male or clearly female. Intersex may be caused by exposure to abnormal hormone levels (e.g., testosterone, estrogen) before birth.

In a person who is intersex, external or internal reproduction organs and/or secondary sex characteristics (e.g., breast development, body and facial hair) make it difficult to determine his or her gender. An intersexu...Read the full article