treericetissue

actually, she's not. hermaphrodite would suggest that she has both male and female sexual organs, which is untrue. i read about this in my genetics text book. she was born with XY chromosomes, but does not have the correct hormones to produce male genitalia. it’s actually quite common. most girls that have this don’t find out until the time they should be having menstruation, at which time doctors have been known to tell them they have cancer on their ovaries, when in fact they are going in to remove testes which have not descended form inside the body. some medical professionals feel that it creates a problem with gender identity, so they don’t inform the person of the actual situation.