Intersex is a group of conditions where there is a discrepancy between the external genitals and the internal genitals the testes and ovaries. The older term for this condition is hermaphroditism. Although the older terms are still included in this article for reference, they have been replaced by most experts, patients and families. Increasingly, this group of conditions is being called disorders of sex development DSDs.

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Judging by the official statistics, cases of HIV infection amongst men who have sex with men MSM in Ukraine, as in much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, are so rare as to seem scant cause for concern. But there is no doubt in the minds of health experts and activists that the official figures hugely underestimate the numbers of MSM living with HIV and newly acquiring HIV infection in Ukraine and elsewhere in the Region. In the 20 years since the first case of HIV infection was detected in Ukraine, only MSM have been officially registered as living with HIV in a country with a total population of some 46 million people. In , 17, people were reported as newly infected with HIV, up 10 percent from

XY gonadal dysgenesis , also known as Swyer syndrome , is a type of hypogonadism in a person whose karyotype is 46,XY. They typically have normal female external genitalia , identify as female, and are raised as girls. The person is externally female but with functionless gonads, fibrous tissue termed " streak gonads ," and if left untreated, will not experience puberty. Such gonads are typically surgically removed as they have a significant risk of developing cancer. The typical medical treatment is hormone replacement therapy.