Experience with Intersex Surgery at Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos: A Case Report

Abstract

of male or female beings. Themanagementoftheconditioncanbe very challenging. Reports of the surgical treatment are particularly scarce. Objective: To reportasuccessful surgical managemcntofacaseofintcrsexinayoungNigerian. Case Report - 0 A 15 -year- old boy presented with ambiguous genitalia and breast enlargement. History revealed that he was bom with a small penis and lack of testes on one side. He gave a history of monthly menses and having to urinate while standing. He was assigned a male gender, even though he developed large breasts. Conclusion: Biopsy results showed ovotestis of the ovary consistent with truehermaphroditism