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'''Assigned Male At Birth''' ('''AMAB''') (also seen as '''Designated Male At Birth''' ('''DMAB''') or '''Male Assigned At Birth''' ('''MAAB''')) is an [[Assigned Gender|assigned gender]] for people who have external [[sex]] traits that were identified as male. It is used as a way to refer to the sex on one's birth certificate or to discuss medical issues that primarily face AMAB people without making assumptions about one's current sex, body, or gender.
When a person is born they are said to be male based on the presence of a penis, or a clitoris over a certain size. The presence of a vagina (the internal structure) is not checked. Some [[intersex]] people who were AMAB only discover they have a vagina once they are older. Chromosomes are also not checked, so a person who was AMAB doesn't necessarily have XY chromosomes.
Traits commonly found in those who are AMAB include:
* No vagina or uterus. However, some people who were AMAB were born with one of them (persistent
*A penis or large clitoris. With some intersex conditions, the difference between these can be unclear.
* Descended testes and scrotum, although sometimes testes never descend ([[Agenital|cryptorchid]]), underdeveloped, or are removed later in life ([[angenital]].)
*The capacity for spermatogenesis unless if sterile, or without some of the anatomy listed above.
*Has testosterone as their natural primary sex hormone.
* Chromosomes that are XY.
AMAB people who were born with all of these traits are considered [[dyadic]] or [[wolffian]], though some dyadic people may loose some of these traits later in life. Not all people who were AMAB were born with all of these traits, in which case they may be considered
AMAB people are typically raised with the assumption that they will identify as a [[man]], however AMAB people can be any gender and can have any [[Gender Presentation|gender presentation]]. AMAB men are considered [[cisgender]] men. [[Transgender]] AMAB people are most commonly assumed to be trans [[Woman|women]], however [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] AMAB people can also be considered trans. AMAB people who identify primarily with [[Feminine|femininity]] can be called [[transfeminine]].
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