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jwirr

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20. Years ago when I was in the hospital with my daughter the baby in the crib next to hers was

Reply to cindyperry2010 (Reply #1)

Fri May 25, 2012, 09:21 PM

May 2012

diagnosed with this. The hospital was running tests to determine the sex of the child by determining the majority of signs toward one sex or the other. I and the babies mother talked quite a bit. After they determined the sex there would be surguries and hormones.

When I went home and told my mother she smiled and told me that our cousin had gone through this procedure. She was a very normal woman that I loved.

Genetic accidents do happen. Or at least I assume that it was genetic.

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Man Admitted to Hospital for Kidney Stone, Discovers He's a Woman [View all] Ian David May 2012 OP

Only because I really want to understand what do a person do with that information cindyperry2010 May 2012 #1

I suppose they discard which ever genetalia the person decides? angstlessk May 2012 #2

Why 'discard' anything? randome May 2012 #3

There isn't one answer that fits all --and you can bet also that we won't be providing it CreekDog May 2012 #10

She said she identified as a woman since she was a young Maraya1969 May 2012 #6

Years ago when I was in the hospital with my daughter the baby in the crib next to hers was jwirr May 2012 #20

When the condition is discovered at birth, often parents are pressured to choose Nikia May 2012 #21

I think that is called JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #4

that's a sweet story Voice for Peace May 2012 #5

God did it! xfundy May 2012 #7

I never read the comments. n/t Ian David May 2012 #9

He's a father of six KamaAina May 2012 #8

Technicalities aside, he would be a parent and they would be his children. randome May 2012 #11

I know a woman GObamaGO May 2012 #12

Maybe it's nature's way of hedging its bets, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #13

Evolution... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #16

Jeesh, I miss the Weekly World News. Fla_Democrat May 2012 #14

This sounds like an episode of House. TheMightyFavog May 2012 #15

Yes, yes it was. Incitatus May 2012 #24

What happens when the individual is asked what sex (s)he is? meow2u3 May 2012 #17

Mitt Romney would ask for the birth certificate TomClash May 2012 #18

I think intersex people should be left alone to be who & what they are. Alameda May 2012 #19

Glad the man was happy with the news. BlueIris May 2012 #22

I wonder if right-wingers view this as a "lifestyle choice" Mister Ed May 2012 #23

"When I was about 6 years old, I started having these feminine feelings, Zorra May 2012 #25

I was wondering the exact same thing Digit May 2012 #26