Childbirth in true hermaphrodite

Eur Urol. 1984;10(6):414-5. doi: 10.1159/000463848.

Abstract

14-year-old Japanese girl with a 46,XX karyotype underwent an exploratory laparotomy for signs of virilization. The left ovary and other pelvic organs were of female type. The right gonad was found to be an ovotestis which was removed. At age of 25, the patient gave birth to a normal male infant by full-term, vaginal delivery. In the literature, this is the third case of normal delivery in 7 true hermaphrodites with pregnancy and childbirth.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Delivery, Obstetric
  • Disorders of Sex Development*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Labor, Obstetric*
  • Male
  • Pregnancy