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Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development

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Definition: Conditions of sexual ambiguity in which the individual possesses gonadal tissues of both sexes, tissues from the OVARY and the TESTIS. There can be a testis on one side and an ovary on the other (lateral), or there may be combined ovarian and testicular tissue (ovotestes) on each side (bilateral). The karyotype may be 46,XX; 46,XY; or a mosaic of 46,XX/46,XY. These disorders have historically been called true hermaphroditism.  note entry term HERMAPHRODITISM, TRUE: HERMAPHRODITISM see DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is also available    Other names True Hermaphroditisms, Familial; True Hermaphroditisms; True Hermaphroditism, Familial; Ovotesticular DSDs; Hermaphroditisms, True; Hermaphroditisms, Familial True; Hermaphroditism, Familial True; Familial True Hermaphroditisms; DSDs, Ovotesticular; DSD, Ovotesticular; Hermaphroditism, True; True Hermaphroditism; Ovotesticular DSD; Familial XX True Hermaphroditism; Familial True Hermaphroditism

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