Revealed: What exactly causes hermaphroditism?

Hermaphroditism refers to the legendary "yin and yang people", that is, hermaphrodites, who have both male and female genders. People with this kind of hermaphroditism not only have a lot of pressure in life, but also suffer great psychological trauma. So what is the cause of hermaphroditism?

Causes of Hermaphroditism

True hermaphroditism

The patient's monozygotic chromosomal mosaicism is one of the causes of true hermaphroditism, and monozygotic chromosomal mosaicism is caused by meiosis or mitosis errors. The second reason is non-monozygotic chromosomal mosaicism, which is the result of the fusion of two fertilized eggs. The third reason is that the Y chromosome of the fertilized egg shifts to the X chromosome; another reason is that the autosome has a gene mutation, which is generally familial.

Pseudohermaphroditism

There are two main causes of pseudohermaphroditism. The first is congenital adrenal cortical hyperplasia. When corticosteroids are synthesized, there is a lack of 21-hydroxylase or 11-hydroxylase, which will cause symptoms of female masculinization. The second reason is that the mother develops a masculinizing tumor during pregnancy. For example, ovarian cysts and benign adrenal tumors caused by excessive secretion of male hormones can cause pseudohermaphroditism in the fetus.

The above are the common causes of hermaphroditism, and you can have a brief understanding of them. No matter what type of hermaphroditism is, the harm it brings to the patient is considerable, and only timely and correct treatment can get rid of the troubles brought by the disease.