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Frequently there is excessive licking of the vulva due to lowgrade vestibulitis.

Frequently there is excessive licking of the vulva due to lowgrade vestibulitis.

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|q2=What is the aetiology of this condition?

|q2=What is the aetiology of this condition?

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*Abnormalities of gonadal sex – chromosomal and gonadal sex do not agree. These are the so-called sex-reversed animals where there is translocation of the Tdy antigen onto the X chromosome or an autosome. Of the three categories of this condition, only one presents with an externally female phenotypic reproductive tract. They are true hermaphrodites with ovotestes, oviducts and external female genitalia.

*Abnormalities of gonadal sex – chromosomal and gonadal sex do not agree. These are the so-called sex-reversed animals where there is translocation of the Tdy antigen onto the X chromosome or an autosome. Of the three categories of this condition, only one presents with an externally female phenotypic reproductive tract. They are true hermaphrodites with ovotestes, oviducts and external female genitalia.

*Abnormalities of phenotypic sex – females which have ovaries and XX chromosomes (female pseudohermaphrodites). These are masculinized due to exposure to exogenous or endogenous androgens in utero.

*Abnormalities of phenotypic sex – females which have ovaries and XX chromosomes (female pseudohermaphrodites). These are masculinized due to exposure to exogenous or endogenous androgens in utero.

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|l2=Intersex

|q3=What are the treatment options?

|q3=What are the treatment options?

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Clitoridectomy is mostly unnecessary but after puberty the clitoris may be large and require surgical removal.

Clitoridectomy is mostly unnecessary but after puberty the clitoris may be large and require surgical removal.

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|l3=Intersex#Treatment

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