A Woman Went In For An Ankle Checkup, Found Out She Was Born A Man

A 25-year-old married woman from China had been trying to get pregnant for a year without success.

It was when she went in for an ankle checkup that she found out that was actually born a biological male, making her intersex.

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She had originally gone into the doctor’s office for a simple X-ray on an ankle injury. What prompted further enquiry was the doctor’s shock that her bones were underdeveloped.

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Upon further investigation, the woman known as Pingping, found out that she had the condition 46 XY disorder of sexual development.

The condition which only affects a small percentage of people causes them to be born with the Y chromosome which biological men are typically born with. Apart from the Y chromosome, she was born with female genitalia.

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As a child, her mother was told that she was growing at a slower rate than others. Ping who had never had a period before said she was embarrassed to go to the doctors for such an intimate issue.

Pingping was also shocked to discover that she did not have a uterus or ovaries which explained her inability to have children.

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Pingping is now reevaluating her gender identity. Doctors have said that her case is not as aggressive as others that have semi-developed genitalia. He also added that other than hormone therapy, Pingping or others in a similar position would need to go through psychological and therapeutic treatment.

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"It takes a long time to rebuild the social role and reconstruct the family and it’s going to be a painstaking process, where psychological intervention is necessary. But Pingping has not asked for help from us so far"

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