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Originally Posted by Literature
There's a genetic medical condition where a child is born with anatomy of both sexes. It is of no fault of the child's or the parents'. Often, the doctor will ask the parents which sex they wish to raise the child, and then the doctor will work with that choice to basically surgically reconstruct the child. Suppose the child is chosen male anatomy, but has otherwise female traits and dispositions. The sense of frustration and confusion would often be extreme.
Is that what happened here?
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Not according to the headline. The condition you're referring to is actually MUCH more common than most people realize. Most of the time, I've heard the doctor just does it, and the parents never even know.