When your sex doesn't align with your chromosomes


The recent controversy about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s (right) sex begun after Italian boxer Angela Carini’s (left) outburst following her defeat by the former (pictured here) in their Olympics women’s 66kg preliminary boxing match in Paris. Imane is said to have DSD. — AP

Differences or Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) refer to conditions where a person’s sex development doesn’t follow the usual patterns.

This medical term covers various conditions that involve a person’s chromosomes, hormones, reproductive organs and genitals.

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