'Micropenis'
babies are happier male
Ananova
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A new study shows babies born with a condition known as 'micropenis' are
happier as adults if they're raised as males and not as females.
Micropenis occurs when the penis fails to grow for the final two-thirds of the
embryo's development.
Parents can be offered the option of either male hormone therapy for their child
or surgery followed by female hormone therapy.
A new follow-up study of both males and female adults found that though both
identified with the sex their parents chose for them, the men were happier
overall.
The research was carried out at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, by asking
lifestyle questions of the 12 men and four women who took part.
Although both sexes said they were content, only 20% of the women were satisfied
with their surgically constructed genitalia.
However, 50% of the men said they were happy with their bodies following
testosterone treatment.
Dr Amy Wisniewski says: "Patients reared male considered themselves to be
masculine and those raised female considered themselves to be feminine.
"Our recommendation that babies be raised male is based not on problems
with gender identity but on the difficulties associated with the surgical
construction of a vagina and subsequent hormone treatment."
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