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Ambiguous genitalia

2018-10-17 14:29:05
Is ambiguous genitalia & transgender are same ? Is there any treatment of ambiguous genitalia? It can cureable after treatment?
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No ambiguous genitalia and transgender is not synonymous. Ambiguous genitalia is a medical term which encompasses a large variety of conditions were the external sexual features are not properly developed. Transgender is a layman term for just one sub category of ambiguous genitalia.
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Ambiguous genitalia is usually treated by a Pediatric urologist. Treatment usually commences in childhood itself. it includes a battery of tests to define the type of ambiguous genitalia. Some of them need medical management. Most of them require surgical procedure (s). But yes it so treatable.

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