'''Ambiguous genitaliaGenitalia '''is a form of [[intersex]] affecting 0.05% of the population,<ref>{{Archive|Site=web|URL=https://www.intersexequality.com/intersex/}}</ref> causing them to have genitals that may have characteristics of [[wolffian]] and [[müllerian]] [[Sex|sexes]] or may be incompletely developed and appear [[androgynous]] due to it. The external sex organs may not match the internal sex organs or their chromosomes.
Ambiguous genitalia may appear as a [[Clitoromegaly|large clitoris]] or as, a [[Agenital|small penis]] and/or a, fused labia, oran empty scrotum, or a penis with a vaginal opening underneath.<ref>https://s3.youthkiawaaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/20124349/intersex.png-large.png</ref> individualsIndividuals with ambiguous genitalia can have any internal sex organs or combination of sex organs, they can have any chromosomes, and their bodies may produce either hormones during puberty.
Infants with ambiguous genitalia are often given nonconsensual surgery to "correct" their genitalia and make them appear more wolffian or müllerian.
Those with ambiguous genitals may or may not also have an ambiguous reproductive system ([[ovotesticular]]), though this is often not the case for many intersex variations.
== Causes ==
Wolffian and müllerian sex organs develop from the same tissue. Whether this tissue becomes wolffian organs or müllerian organs depends on the chromosomes and the presence or absence of wolffian hormones in the womb. This means that atypical hormone levels and/or chromosomal abnormalities can cause ambiguous genitalia.
== "Hermaphrodite" ==
Those with this variation of genitalliagenitalia aremay oftenbe called 'hermaphrodites,' a common intersex, [[transsex]], and [[altersex]] slur that is rude, dehumanizing, and encouraging of fetishists. ItSome alsoindividuals spreadschoose misinformation, asto [[hermaphrodite|reclaim]] impliesthis that a individual has both a penis and a vagina, which is not what ambiguous genitalia is, and should not be confused as suchslur.
The term [[Hermaphrodite|hemaphrodite]] is reclaimed by some.
== History ==
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