Sex - Factors in Determining a Person's Sex
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How can we determine whether a person is female or male?
For an exact determination of sex one has to distinguish between at least seven factors, and each of these factors can have atypical exceptions:
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1. Chromosomal sex 2. Gonadal sex 3. Hormonal sex 4. Internal accessory reproductive structures 5. External sex organs 6. Sex of assignment or rearing 7. Sexual Self-identification
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