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After the birth of a child the question of the biological sex of
the child is not always that easy to answer. If the child has got

the sexual characteristic which is clearly male or female, the
midwife will say: „It is a boy.“ Or „It is a girl.“ But if the sexual

characteristics are not clearly recognizable as male or female,
the child is definitely intersexual. Doctors speak of a variation of

sex development. In Germany parents can then decide whether
the child is recorded as male, female or diverse in the register

of birth or whether the entry remains open.
Intersexual children are normally healthy and often do not need

any medical treatment. But parents are often unsure about
which name to give the child, what to tell friends and relatives

and how to raise that child.
If you have an intersexual child or care for one please feel free

to contact us with all of your questions.
For further information or personal contact please contact us

via the following websites, where you can also find additional
information, material and bibliographical references on that

topic.
www.alles-divers.de ; www.im-ev.de

Nationwide counseling center of the

Federal Association of Intersex People e.V. (Intergeschlechtliche Menschen e.V.)
Email: beratung@im-ev.de Phone +49 160 95731572

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