well basicly i have the same question...
So i opted not to open separate topic. I was born a boy but i also always knew
i was in fact a female, girl or whatever you wish to call it.
But i kept silent about my feelings, rarely even mentioning it to anyone. At the
beginning of puberty at some 12-14yo i learnt that there are many more like me
so it was like abvious... i am a transsexual, it all made sense...
I statrted therapy and was refered to endo some time later. Endo ordered some
tests, including ultrasound of gonads. it revealed u small lump, a tumor so i had it
removed some time ago. After some time a pathological analysis was complete on
my removed teticle, and it stated it contained large amount of "
estrogen producing
tissue" whatever that is... and also traces of smth (some parts of gonads) that
suggested "
shifting from one gonad to another in embrional development".
My karyotype is 46,XY. My hormone levels before the tumor was discovered were
abnormal for male with FSH and prolactine very high, LH and estradiol high and T low
but normal.
I have notcably underdeveloped genitalia (my crotch really looks empty when i wear pants)
even though i am quite male looking (i'd say some 65%male 35%female) i
can' stop wondering abou posibly beeing intersexed.
I get the feeling that my doctors don't know or don't want to get themselves
involved in something they are not familiar with, and basicly rely only on karyotype.
Any suggestion, information, or guideline is highly appreciated
