Defining...

Just for the record, my genitalia does not define me. So many accomplishments define me in spite of my intersex or DSD (Disorders of sex development). I've earned the love of a wonderful woman, 4 college degrees, and I'm working toward 2 more. I will not allow this to bring me down. I will get answers, and then I will take steps to preserve my health. I will support others who need the kind of support I wish I had when I was growing up. Laura, (my wife) with you by my side, the world is at my feet! 

If you would like further information on DSD, go to the following website: http://www.accordalliance.org/

 

Shame on the medical profession part II

I look back at the terror I felt every time I had gym class knowing that I had to shower with the other boys. I can't begin to describe the pain and hurt when they looked at me and laughed. To this day I am not able to go to the gym or any public area for fear that my "secret" will be found out. I dread doctor visits because most are not trained to deal with DSD. When I'm examined, that part of me is generally skipped. I feel lucky that I found a spouse who loves me for me and not my ability to perform in bed. My last marriage failed because I was unable to perform my "husband" duties. I've experienced sex partners who laughed at me for my lack of adequate genitalia. I've been cheated on because I couldn't perform. I've lost 2 marriages due to my inabilities. Parents, I urge you to take these things into consideration when you decide your child's future.

Shame on the medical profession!

In the 1950's, the medical profession was of the mindset that telling a parent or child of their ambiguous genitalia and gender assignment surgery was "bad practice" and should be avoided. My issue with this stems from my new found dis-trust of the medical profession. How am I supposed to trust my doctor to tell me the truth about anything. I've been lied to all my life. 55 years of lies. They purposely ignored my questions. They prevented other doctors from finding out the truth. They "lost" my records. I find myself trying to figure out who I can hold responsible for this. The only one I can come up with is myself. How can I fix that?

Wow, what a mind blower...I just got off the phone with my mother. She confirmed that I was born with ambiguous genitalia. They (the doctors) gender assigned me as a male. But, I was born a female complete with a uterus and ovaries or in my case ovotestis which is a combination of ovarian & testicular tissue. This confirms my earlier hypothesis that I was an intersex child. I am indeed an intersex person. Unfortunately, I am now experiencing complications that assure the need for surgery to remove some of the female parts sooner than later. The ovotestis are inflamed and in danger of becoming cancerous. The research continues.

I am a man with a uterus...Intersex child?

I'm not a huge blogger but I felt the need to open up about a condition I have. After a recent cat scan, it was determined that I possessed a uterus. I also believe a have what's known as ovotestes or a combination of ovaries & testicles. This is interesting to me because I suspect that I was born an intersex child with ambiguous genitalia. I also suspect that doctors constructed a penis so that I would be raised a male. Chromosome tests came back XY. I have several surgical scars from procedures in my lower abdomen, scars on my penis, undescended testicles (ovotestes are unable to descend) and a urethra underneath the penis (known as hypospadias). As a result, my penis has a 90 degree bend. My reasons for posting in this forum center on the need to research intersex conditions and connect with others who suspect they were born as an intersex child. How does this play into my bisexuality? Does this play a part in transgender people? Any thoughts?