Intersex babies raise complex issues for parents, medical experts, society

Published: March 30, 2017, 12:35 p.m.

b'"Intersex" is the medical term for people with sex characteristics that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female, and it has nothing to do with whether a person identifies as transgender. Upstate pediatric endocrinologist "Intersex" is the medical term for people with sex characteristics that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female, and it has nothing to do with whether a person identifies as transgender. Upstate pediatric endocrinologist Susan Stred, MD Susan Stred, MD, is an expert in this condition, which occurs about as often as a person is born with red hair. She explains some of the complexities of this condition and what parents need to know if their baby is born intersex. Click, is an expert in this condition, which occurs about as often as a person is born with red hair. She explains some of the complexities of this condition and what parents need to know if their baby is born intersex. Click here here for more on intersex issues and differences of sexual development; for more on intersex issues and differences of sexual development; here here for more on sexual development, with diagrams and information; for more on sexual development, with diagrams and information; here here for a handbook for parents and guidelines for health care providers; for a handbook for parents and guidelines for health care providers; here here and and here here for more on support groups; and for more on support groups; and here here for a USA Today article about a Belgian intersex model where Stred discusses the issues involved. for a USA Today article about a Belgian intersex model where Stred discusses the issues involved.'