性激素的功能：性发育畸形

由于性激素、染色体和性腺的缘故，会有不正常和畸形的性发育发生。出生前，激素失去平衡能够导致性器官发育畸形，所以人们可能发现在同一个人兼有两性性器官。这种情况，被人称为双性人。

The Role of Hormones: Problematic Developments

There can be atypical and problematic developments concerning the hormonal sex as well as the chromosomal and gonadal sex. Prenatal hormonal imbalances can lead to atypical formations of the sex organs, so that one may find both female and male structures in the same body. In these cases, one speaks of intersexuality.