Sex assignment
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sex-assignment-168-10013091
title:
Sex assignment
text:
Sex assignment is the discernment of an infant's sex, typically made at birth based on an examination of the baby's external genitalia by a healthcare provider such as a midwife, nurse, or physician. In the vast majority of cases (99.95%), sex is assigned unambiguously at birth. However, in about 1 in 2000 births, the baby's genitalia may not clearly indicate male or female, necessitating additional diagnostic steps, and deferring sex assignment. In most countries the healthcare provider's deter
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Process of discerning sex at birth
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_assignment
date created:
2004-06-29T01:39:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T00:36:04Z
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