“here’s what we do know If you ask experts at medical centers how often a child is born so noticeably atypical in terms of genitalia that a specialist in sex differentiation is called in, the number. To answer this question in an uncontroversial way, you’d have to first get everyone to agree on what counts as intersex —and also to agree on what should count as strictly male or strictly female. Many reviewers are not aware that this figure includes conditions which most clinicians do not recognize as intersex, such as kli … Intersex people are born with genitals, chromosomes, or internal reproductive organs that don't fit typical male or female patterns and may not match their sex assigned at birth Being intersex means having anatomy that doesn’t fit into a male/female sex binary
Most intersex people are healthy and surgery isn’t necessary. There’s often confusion and debate over how common intersex traits are Some sources focus on a figure of 0.018% of the population being intersex, whereas other sources quote estimates of 1.7% of the population being intersex So which do we believe Understanding the sources of these statistics provides insight into their reliability and implications The 1.7% figure is often derived from.
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