person born with a virgina and a penis
2007-02-03 17:56:37 · 5 answers · asked by TIMELESSDIVA 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
Try the correct spelling -- hermaphrodite.
2007-02-03 18:05:19 · answer #1 · answered by TeriR 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A hermaphrodite (geez, people, spellcheck is a virtue!) is a person who has both male & female parts. It does not necessarily have to be a penis and a vagina, it could be someone who is externally female but has undescended testicles instead of or in addition to ovaries, or someone who is externally male but also has ovaries. It can also be someone who is sexually "ambiguous," where the organs are sort of halfway between male and female like they were both trying to form during gestation.
What's interesting is that doctors are learning that the organs that produce hormones are what determines a person's gender, not their outside parts. A person who has testicles, whether they are externally male or female, tends to act more like the male gender, as a person with ovaries tends to identify more with the female gender even if they have a penis.
2007-02-04 02:23:42 · answer #2 · answered by Hamlette 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is hermaphrodite. Taken from Hermes (male) and Aphrodite (female) Greek gods.
2007-02-04 02:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by and_y_knot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hermaphrodite. helps if you know what the word is
2007-02-04 02:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite
2007-02-04 02:07:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋