True Hermaphroditism

A person who has both testicular and ovarian tissue is said to be a true hermaphrodite. Hermes was the God of Intelligence and Wisdom, and Aphrodite was the Goddess of Beauty and Love. A true hermaphrodite may have a separate ovary and testis but more commonly has an ovotestis which is a gonad containing both sorts of tissue. This can be on one or both sides of the body. 60% of true hermaphrodites will have an XX karyotype and the remainder may have an XY karyotype or a mosaic, a mixture (XXY/XX). The external genitalia may be ambiguous or female. There may be a uterus or (more commonly) a hemi-uterus (half uterus) on the side where there is ovarian tissue. The person may be raised female or male and often undergoes genital surgery (after the 1970's). The ovotestis is usually removed because of the risk of malignancy

 
pseudo-hermaphroditism
acknowledges the fact that these patients are not really hermaphrodites, since they do not usually have both female and male gonads.
Related Conditions
Intersexed Information Page
These pages link to  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/
National Support Groups
Intersexed Society of North America
Intersex Society of North America is devoted to systemic change to end shame, secrecy and unwanted genital surgeries for people born with atypical reproductive anatomies. We are working to end the idea that intersexuality is shameful or freakish. In the U.S. alone, five children are subjected to harmful, medically unnecessary sexual surgeries every day. We urge physicians to use a model of care that is patient-centered, rather than concealment-centered
 

ABC 20/20 Intersex Babies: Controversy Over Operating to Change Ambiguous Genitalia

Many doctors believe that operating on an intersex baby's genitals within the child's first year is best for both the child and the parents.

"We believe operating on the genitals in infants is psychologically better to do when the child is younger," says Dr. Kenneth Glassberg, a pediatric urologist. "I think the individual who is not operated on will have problems in society as we know it today."
>>"I think the individual who is not operated on will have problems in society as we know it today."

My opinion is the cause is by YOU/DOCTORS/society 'as practiced/known today' So if you end the ignorance by knowledge then you should end the fear of the unknown.

 
AIS Support Group condemns vaginoplasty on infants and children
AIS Support Group