Pregnancy in a true hermaphrodite

Obstet Gynecol. 1979 Mar;53(3 Suppl):40S-42S.

Abstract

True hermaphroditism is a rare form of intersexuality, and fertility in such an anomaly has been reported only once before in literature. A 19-year-old true hermaphrodite reared as a female with normal secondary sex characteristics and a karyotype of 46,XX was treated by removal of the left ovotestis. The right ovary and other pelvic organs were of a normal female. Ten months after the treatment she became pregnant. The pregnancy was complicated by a premature delivery of a 1500-g male infant that showed no congenital anomalies. Histologic findings of the ovotestis and clinical findings of a true hermaphrodite with pregnancy are presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disorders of Sex Development* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Ovary / pathology
  • Ovary / surgery
  • Pregnancy*
  • Testis / pathology
  • Testis / surgery