When a child's gender is in question at birth, because genitals may not appear clearly male or female, the child is said to have ambiguous genitalia.
Ambiguous genitalia can be a traumatizing experience for parents.
Humans have 46 chromosomes in each cell of their body, or 23 pairs. At the same time, regression of what would have been the female reproductive tract occurs. Later, during the 7th to 8th month of the pregnancy, the testes will descend into the scrotum. Likewise, the female reproductive tract will continue to develop, forming the uterus and fallopian tubes. At the same time, regression of what would have become the male reproductive organs occurs .