In this essay, we will explore how intersex individuals are reclaiming agency through their choice of language, storytelling, and activism. Intersex people have historically been subject to...
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: The power of language, storytelling, and activism in reclaiming agency for intersex individuals
Intersex is an umbrella term that refers to people born with genitalia, reproductive organs, hormones, or chromosomes that do not fit into the typical definition of male or female. People who...
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: Understanding intersex identity: navigating medicine, social acceptance, and beyond
Intersex is an umbrella term used to describe people whose biological sex characteristics do not fit within typical male/female categories. This includes physical differences such as genitalia,...
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: Intersex individuals: challenging gender binaries and expectations
Intersex is an umbrella term for people born with variations in their reproductive organs or hormones that do not fit typical binary definitions of male or female bodies. Historically, medical...
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: Intersex care and ethics: a guide to respecting bodily autonomy and informed consent
Definition and Examples of Intersex Surgeries
Intersex surgeries are surgical procedures that alter the genitals of infants born with ambiguous genitalia to match their genetic makeup and assigned...
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: Intersex surgeries definition, examples, ethical considerations & impact on moral autonomy
The term "pathologization" refers to the process through which certain medical conditions are viewed as abnormalities that require treatment or correction. In recent years, intersex individuals have...
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: Sexuality in the medical field: exploring pathologization of intersex people
Intersex refers to people born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical male/female binary definitions.
Someone may be born with genitals that are neither exclusively female nor male....
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: Rejecting binary gender norms: the need for intersex body autonomy
The term "intersex" refers to people who have variations in their sex characteristics that do not fit into typical male/female categories. This means they may have genitalia that are neither...
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: Intersex realities: incorporating them into medical education to improve patient care and reduce stigma.
Is medical progress possible without addressing the moral weight of past harms to intersex people?
The answer is yes, because the moral weight of past harms cannot be changed. Medical advancements...
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: Is medical progress possible without addressing the moral weight of past harms to intersex people?
Sexuality is defined by scientific study as the biological differences between male and female reproductive systems, but there are individuals who have both sets of genitalia. These people are called...
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: How an intersexcentered approach to medicine challenges sciences binary structures