Many people confuse gender, can it be re-identified?

Doctors of the Andrology Center, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital perform surgery on a patient - Photo: BVCC

Recently, the Andrology Center - Viet Duc Friendship Hospital has encountered many cases of people with female genitalia, registered at birth as female. But during the development process, there were many abnormal signs, so they went to the doctor and discovered that their real gender was "male".

According to Associate Professor Nguyen Quang, President of the Vietnam Association of Gender Medicine, Director of the Andrology Center, Viet Duc Friendship Hospital, many people are born with congenital defects that cause confusion about their gender at birth.

Congenital defects such as hypospadias, cryptorchidism, clitoral hypertrophy, and disorders of sexual development are diseases that often cause gender confusion right after birth.

Many cases of children living with gender confusion are only discovered and intervened for many years when they begin to show psychological and physiological signs that are different from their physical gender.

"Not only that, there are some cases where gender is redefined after adulthood, causing great impact on life, work and family.

There have been cases where people went through puberty and their physical appearance was completely like other women, but when they didn't have their period, they went to the doctor and discovered their true gender," Mr. Quang informed.

According to Mr. Quang, gender reassignment needs to be based on many medical criteria such as chromosomes, gonads, hormones, fertility, surgery, etc. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the psychology and awareness of the patient and parents.

Doctors also recommend that when children have doubts and feel different from their peers, parents should calmly listen and accompany them.

In case of suspected birth defect, the child should be taken to the hospital for examination.

Gender reassignment is a humane act, ensuring that each person can live true to their gender.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nhieu-nguoi-nham-lan-gioi-tinh-co-the-xac-dinh-lai-20240918222433123.htm