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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
It's about external genitalia. This is just about protecting female fetuses from excessive masculinization. In severe cases, the baby will have a large clitoris that will look like a small penis. The reason this is important to treat is to prevent the need for surgery. The medication doesn't treat the underlying disease process that must still be treated after birth. Male patients with this disease just have normal male external genitalia so they don't get diagnosed until they get really sick because they have low cortisol levels.
Internal genitalia is always female unless a Y chromosome is present. Males will have ovaries, too, if they have a disorder called androgen insensitivity. Basically, it's like they have an Y chromosome but their tissue doesn't recognize any of the hormones.
Interesting, eh?
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I actually knew the later bit. Thanks though. If it's just addressing the external genitals I don't have much of a problem with it. I'm not a fan of early reassignment surgery myself.