Registrar in Plastic Surgery, Regional Plastic and Jaw Surgery Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middx.
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PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN A TRUE HERMAPHRODITE FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10505.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 85, Issue 4, pages 314–316, April 1978
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Mayou, B. J., Armon, P. and Lindenbaum, R. H. (1978), PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH IN A TRUE HERMAPHRODITE FOLLOWING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 85: 314–316. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1978.tb10505.x
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- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
An 18-year-old Tanzanian true hermaphrodite became pregnant one month after reconstructive vaginal surgery. Chromosomal analysis of the mother showed a 46 XX constitution; a chromosome 21 carried a large short arm which might have contained Y chromosome material.