Before you read this introduction to DSDs/Intersex, there is a refresher for those who feel they may be shaky on reproductive biology knowledge. Here is a quick review of how sex is defined and differentiated.

So now that we know how typical biological sex works, and how sex is determined in most cases, we can visit and define a difference of sex development, which is more colloquially known as an intersex condition. Difference of sex development (DSD) is the medical term for an individual who has a c\