Crossing over?

Question

I have a question please try to be professional, can a person actually change into a female from a male, i mean all the way. How could you Tell? Could they do it while theyre a baby? as an Adult? Please answer my question in a mature way. thank you

Answer 1

I just had to read your question because "crossing over" automatically makes me think of john edwards. :)

Okay, so in the womb every fetus has the same genitalia until a few weeks into the development process. It is the absence or presence of testosterone a few weeks into gestation that tells the developing fetus whether to create male or female genitalia. Here's a link about how the fetus reacts to the hormones in the body to determine which genitals grow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_genital_development

So, most babies are born with fully developed genitalia that is either male or female. But some babies are born with genitalia that cannot be easily classified into one or the other. Maybe the testosterone kicked in late, or whatever. There's a lot of different reasons it could happen. But anyhow, these are intersexed babies. The part of the genitalia that in girls is the clitoris and in boys is the penis is neither. Back in the day doctors would measure this part of the genitalia and if it was shorter than a certain length they'd snip it and call the baby a girl. If it was longer than a certain length they'd call the baby a boy. To put it the blunt way people say that "it's easier to dig a hole than build a pole." So most intersexed children were assigned female. Nowadays there's a lot of variation as to what happens when a child is born intersexed so I won't get into it here.

So, just like on the outside, where the genitalia isn't completely formed into one definite gender, the insides don't completely form into a specific gender, either. The child could have a uterus but no ovaries. Instead of ovaries the child could have testes that did not descend.

So, if you're asking if a baby be assigned a gender? Yep, they can and often are before they're even old enough to be a part of the decision-making process. (I'm sure you can tell that I'm one of those people who is NOT okay with that idea.) Can they be "turned into" a boy as a baby. Yep, if the part of the body that is the clitoris/penis is long enough. They can't add more length though. But any surgery to make the genitalia look more male is cosmetic, like defining a scrotum and stuff like that. The penis itself stays pretty much smaller than the average one. I'm not making this up... they are called "micropenises."

But if by "all the way" you mean the insides, too, then not really. Intersexed children are usually given hormones at puberty to develop secondary sex characteristics, like breasts for girls.

Then there are babies who are born with xy chromosomes but are fully developed into females. This is called androgen insensitivity. The child has testosterone, but the body doesn't react to it. So when the fetus is flooded with testosterone the signal doesn't get noticed and continues developing as a biological female. These children often grow up knowing that they're supposed to be a boy even if the parents never tell them. When they get older they may decide to undergo surgery to create a penis, but explaining how that is done would be a whole other post. But if the person decides to do that it's not like functioning testes can be created, so the insides aren't turned into male genitalia.

As for creating genitalia that without a doubt looks like one or the other, it's easier to make a convincing-looking vagina than a convincing-looking penis. If you're really interested there are some brave souls (adults, not kids) who have agreed to put their after-surgery pictures on the internet. You could look at those and come to your own conclusions as to whether you'd be able to tell or not.

Hope this helps. And I hope this question was serious, because there are a lot of people out there who just ask to get a reaction out of people.

Answer 2

Yes, it's very possible and is done every day.

Through a process of therapy, hormone treatment, hair removal, and sexual reassignment and other surgeries. a genetic male can become a very real woman. The prostate will probably be left behind. As far as I know, though, ovary, fallopian tube and uterus tansplants have not been done, so becoming pregnant and giving birth is about the only thing missing. A vagina can be created such that upon examination it appears that the woman had a total hysterectomy. Unless one was told, or was a gynecologist, it is possible one would never know.

Unless a baby is born intersexed, with both female and male traits, I don't think any reputable doctor would perform sex altering procedures. Even then, the consensus these days is shifting to wait until the child is old enough to decidedly identify with one sex or the other before doing anything. There have been cases where a baby was made to look like one sex, only to have the person later discover that they felt more like the opposite sex.

Answer 3

Yes It's been done, if you're talking about surgery though it is an expensive process, & even with all the hormones to change from man to woman & after all the surgery some charataristics still remain, like the "adam's apple" on the neck, the deep voice, & some facial hair.
As for it being done to babies, I've heard of some cases, but it's very rare.

Answer 4

They won't be able to procreate, if that's what you mean, but they can still have and enjoy sex. Hormones help with body shape, and surgery can literally make it so that a gynocologist can't tell. Theoretically, all of this COULD be done to a child (and, it ends up working better that way; you don't have to "fight" the first puberty), but what's more often the case is doctors operating on / choosing a gender for intersex people.

Answer 5

It's possible to switch from living as male to living as female. People do it all the time. Modern medicine can do a lot. Generally though, the younger the person is the better the results.

Answer 6

People born as hermaphrodites (having both male & female genitalia) usually have either removed at birth or a young age.

This is controversial, because the parents usually decide which gender the child should be.
I`ve seen documentaries of adults who are devastated because their parents made the wrong choice.

Answer 7

Yes it can be done through various hormonal and surgical procedures...but the resulting person would not be able to father or bear children. I don't know how you could tell. I believe that it has been done with babies that were born with indeterminate sex(ie they were both male and female).

Answer 8

Cross =)

Answer 9

Yes they can, and their isn't really a way to tell if they are a guy after the surgery. Unless you do DNA tests. But that doesn't matter, you should love your woman regardless.