Chromosome Condition of an Intersex Swine

A complex intersex condition in a Holstein calf.

A case of disrupted embryonic development of the genital tract in a newborn Holstein calf is described. The physical examination of the calf evidenced several abnormalities, like atresia ani, rudimentary external genitalia and caudal vertebral agenesis. On necropsy, the excised genitalia consisted of bilateral streak gonads, apparently normal uterine tubes, a fluid-filled uterus, a long vagina ...

Shifting syndromes: Sex chromosome variations and intersex classifications

The 2006 'Consensus statement on management of intersex disorders' recommended moving to a new classification of intersex variations, framed in terms of 'disorders of sex development' or DSD. Part of the rationale for this change was to move away from associations with gender, and to increase clarity by grounding the classification system in genetics. While the medical community has largely acc...

An outbreak of acute swine erysipelase in a herd

Health Care Issues Affecting People with an Intersex Condition or DSD: Sex or Disability Discrimination?

Human Intersex

London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1962. THE extraordinar-y developmenit of research aInd increase in knowledge of sexual alnomalies and human genetics, in the last decade, has outdistaniced most clinicians leavinlg us sadly bewildered. The steady outpouring of papers has literally svamped us aIId if we are to gain any insight into this rapidly increasing field of medical understanding Nve are depeni...