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According to experts, around 1.7% of the population is born with intersex traits - comparable to the number of people born with red hair.
Loss of scalp hair in females and males is embarrassing, requiring treatment with 5α-reductase inhibitors
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2024 (link){{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2024 (link)Reviewing the list of conditions which Fausto-Sterling considers to be intersex, we find that this one condition–late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH)–accounts for 88% of all those patients whom Fausto-Sterling classifies as intersex (1.5/1.7 = 88%). From a clinician's perspective, however, LOCAH is not an intersex condition. The genitalia of these babies are normal at birth, and consonant with their chromosomes: XY males have normal male genitalia, and XX females have normal female genitalia.
Given that intersex people only come to the attention of data collectors through chance or an apparent medical reason, the actual numbers of people with intersex variations are likely to be as much as 1.7%. Despite the limitations of the data, 1.7% seems more justifiable as an upper limit figure than alternatives, to date.
About 1.7% of people are born intersex. (Compare that to a ~0.3% chance of having identical twins!) 1 in 2,000 babies (0.05% of humans) are born with genital differences that a doctor might suggest changing with unnecessary surgery.
Reviewing the list of conditions which Fausto-Sterling considers to be intersex, we find that this one condition–late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH)–accounts for 88% of all those patients whom Fausto-Sterling classifies as intersex (1.5/1.7 = 88%). From a clinician's perspective, however, LOCAH is not an intersex condition. The genitalia of these babies are normal at birth, and consonant with their chromosomes: XY males have normal male genitalia, and XX females have normal female genitalia.
Loss of scalp hair in females and males is embarrassing, requiring treatment with 5α-reductase inhibitors
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2024 (link)Reviewing the list of conditions which Fausto-Sterling considers to be intersex, we find that this one condition–late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH)–accounts for 88% of all those patients whom Fausto-Sterling classifies as intersex (1.5/1.7 = 88%). From a clinician's perspective, however, LOCAH is not an intersex condition. The genitalia of these babies are normal at birth, and consonant with their chromosomes: XY males have normal male genitalia, and XX females have normal female genitalia.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2024 (link)Reviewing the list of conditions which Fausto-Sterling considers to be intersex, we find that this one condition–late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH)–accounts for 88% of all those patients whom Fausto-Sterling classifies as intersex (1.5/1.7 = 88%). From a clinician's perspective, however, LOCAH is not an intersex condition. The genitalia of these babies are normal at birth, and consonant with their chromosomes: XY males have normal male genitalia, and XX females have normal female genitalia.
up to 1.7 percent of babies are born with sex characteristics that don't fit typical definitions of male and female. That makes being intersex almost as common as being a redhead!
up to 1.7 percent of babies are born with sex characteristics that don't fit typical definitions of male and female. That makes being intersex almost as common as being a redhead!
According to experts, around 1.7% of the population is born with intersex traits - comparable to the number of people born with red hair.
About 1.7% of people are born intersex. (Compare that to a ~0.3% chance of having identical twins!) 1 in 2,000 babies (0.05% of humans) are born with genital differences that a doctor might suggest changing with unnecessary surgery.
Given that intersex people only come to the attention of data collectors through chance or an apparent medical reason, the actual numbers of people with intersex variations are likely to be as much as 1.7%. Despite the limitations of the data, 1.7% seems more justifiable as an upper limit figure than alternatives, to date.
Reviewing the list of conditions which Fausto-Sterling considers to be intersex, we find that this one condition–late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH)–accounts for 88% of all those patients whom Fausto-Sterling classifies as intersex (1.5/1.7 = 88%). From a clinician's perspective, however, LOCAH is not an intersex condition. The genitalia of these babies are normal at birth, and consonant with their chromosomes: XY males have normal male genitalia, and XX females have normal female genitalia.