title: The intersex baby.
abstract: About one in 2000 newborn babies has an ambiguity of the external genitalia. The extent of the ambiguity gives no clue to the underlying aetiology. In this article the intersex disorders are discussed, with particular emphasis on the chromosomal and endocrine investigations.
mesh_terms: D000312:Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006059:Gonadal Dysgenesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations