In a shocking incident, a man in Odisha's Jaipur district abandoned his newborn baby after his wife claimed that the baby has rare 'intersex' condition.?
According to the reports, Tapan Kumar Baral and Snehalata Baral from Haripur in Jajpur district gave birth to the baby on Monday at a private nursing home in Jajpur Town.?
Following the delivery, Tapan allegedly ditched the baby and left the hospital after the doctor reportedly said that the baby has ambiguous genitalia, said an OdishaTV report.
In medical terms, such intersex babies are called Hermaphrodites and are born with condition that makes their external genitals difficult to mark either as male or female.?
Ambiguous genitalia is a rare condition in which an infant's external genitals don't appear to be clearly either male or female. In a baby with ambiguous genitalia, the genitals may be incompletely developed or the baby may have characteristics of both sexes
The external sex organs may not match the internal sex organs or genetic sex.
Ambiguous genitalia isn't a disease, it's a disorder of sex development.
Occasionally, ambiguous genitalia may be suspected before birth (prenatally). Characteristics can vary in severity, depending on when during genital development the problem occurred and the cause of the disorder.
Snehalata, the mother of the baby said, ¡°My husband disowned our baby after the doctor said that the baby possesses both the genders and is a hermaphrodite. However, I will not part with my baby.¡±
¡°I will consult more doctors and take their advise. It would be great if the government helps me in any manner possible,¡± she requested.
Meanwhile, the transgender association in the district took the matter upon them and reached out to Snehalata assuring her of help in raising the child.
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