tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post161958735223145824..comments2024-01-22T12:22:26.619-06:00Comments on The Intersex Roadshow: Hypospadias: Intersexuality and Gender PoliticsDr. Cary Gabriel Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14478058791195474381noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-15262404594993690762018-04-25T04:48:27.707-05:002018-04-25T04:48:27.707-05:00Fuck. Kind of helps kind of doesn't. Things in...Fuck. Kind of helps kind of doesn't. Things in my head make more sense. Things in my body make more sense. Being myself is still impossible. Thanks for the article anyway.. I'm glad I'm not alone (in theory)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-16774185390729622952018-04-25T04:36:21.444-05:002018-04-25T04:36:21.444-05:00Decided to read up about hypospadias randomly.. th...Decided to read up about hypospadias randomly.. this article sure does explain a lot of things.. fuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-4082724291810717322018-04-18T06:17:54.268-05:002018-04-18T06:17:54.268-05:00I have Klinefelter syndrome. Didn’t know until bei...I have Klinefelter syndrome. Didn’t know until being 45. Had hypospadias surgeries as a baby. Never noticed that I had scars. Didn’t really compare penises with anyone!<br /><br />Had a life time of issues with gender. <br /><br />Parents were never told the full story. <br /><br />It’s caused both them and me a lot of trouble. <br /><br />I’m also asexual. But hey, the doctors thought they were helping. :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151867797696696652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-2745260919583700342017-11-05T16:13:21.445-06:002017-11-05T16:13:21.445-06:00The scar isn't from having hypospadias, it'...The scar isn't from having hypospadias, it's from the surgery, which was likely the version where they split the penis down the middle and sew it back together with a fake urethraUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838176251788426253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-49918502076782810172017-10-02T19:37:02.134-05:002017-10-02T19:37:02.134-05:00Thank you for this blog! I was born with this cond...Thank you for this blog! I was born with this condition and have had 9 "corrective" surgeries, including 2 sperm tests as a teenager that resulted in my lifelong surgeon molesting me (Aivar Bracka). I never felt fully male and yet never felt trans or female either. As an adult I began to embrace an non-gendered identity and always felt intersex. I have many of the problems you list, including loss of genital sensation and delayed ejaculation, my penis often develops a fistula on the underside after prolonged sexual activity, and when I penetrate I am often left feeling empty and like I was performing a role that is not me (neither do I have any desire to be penetrated myself). Often the sheer effort required to have intercourse is physically and emotionally tiring and exhausting and not pleasurable. Condoms of course completely devoid me of any physical pleasure and sexual health advisors rarely have any decent advice for me. I am always left feeling like nobody understands. Only long term and very honest relationships work for me, but I'm only 36 and since I was 17 and started having sex this issue has never improved. I also was completely asexual until I was 17. Mizra7ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248251854931516147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-85833847027578612102016-12-28T16:04:04.860-06:002016-12-28T16:04:04.860-06:00You both are so wrong. But I hope when your sons g...You both are so wrong. But I hope when your sons grow up and are more female than male,I hope your not still so close minded. This fragile male thing is what the author was talking about.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403123849409916242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-91131956196873094602016-10-13T22:46:30.180-05:002016-10-13T22:46:30.180-05:00Thank you so much for this <3
I am agender tran...Thank you so much for this <3<br />I am agender trans / assigned male at birth and even though sex is not remotely connected to gender it's validating to know that those people who say I can't exist are not only wrong about gender but also about biological sex.zwertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949896870195223554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-17045236574355531012016-01-28T20:55:15.866-06:002016-01-28T20:55:15.866-06:00My son had chromosomal testing before birth. He is...My son had chromosomal testing before birth. He is male. At birth he was diagnosed with penoscrotal hypospadias and chordee. In his case, as with a majority of cases, hypospadias is merely a birth defect of the urinary tract, and has nothing to do with his sexual identity. I think the author of this article ought to have done a little more research before publishing information leading people to believe that hypospadias and intersexuality are one in the same. This article, while helpful for some, could be harmful or confusing for people for the men and parents of males to whom this information absolutely does not apply. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-59346937932005200902016-01-28T20:37:13.879-06:002016-01-28T20:37:13.879-06:00This blog is COMPLETELY the most idiotic thing I h...This blog is COMPLETELY the most idiotic thing I have ever read!!!! Im ashamed that the author bears the same last name as my SON! Hypospadeous has to do with the URINE CHANNEL not male or female genitalia! Anyone who beleives this is just as stupid! My son was born with a full penis and balls..not "half vagina and was surgically fixed to have a penis". Completely rediculous. Clearly this "doctor" has no knowledge of the condition!! And hypospadeous is not "questionable genitalia". I cant beleive you people are believing this GARBAGE! This "article" should be removed..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-67782255639089500972015-12-18T13:11:00.528-06:002015-12-18T13:11:00.528-06:00Just when I thought I'd got my head around who...Just when I thought I'd got my head around who I was.. I was born with a hypospadias (only recently "corrected") and have been confused about my gender identity for most of my life.<br /><br />I needed surgery as I had developed "complications" down below and I must admit I also hoped at the time that it would make me feel male and save my marriage. It didn't. <br /><br />This year, I finally hit the point of personal crisis and I began transitioning Male to Female. It feels right, and I am a much happier person, but the desire to get to the bottom of this is pretty strong.<br /><br />Where do I go from here?Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-32596426631588944912015-10-17T03:53:02.086-05:002015-10-17T03:53:02.086-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Arradhiyatul Mutiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732709124182513059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-48792716180411642382015-09-20T23:53:52.230-05:002015-09-20T23:53:52.230-05:00as a medical professional, (not a physician) I ad...as a medical professional, (not a physician) I admit to never questioning what i was taught about hypospadias. I value this viewpoint, and believe it will help me better understand this condition and make recommendations about hypospadias. <br />I also agree about male fragility. Parents who have children with questionable genitalia are upset and confused. They was definitive answers, and accepting that gender and sexuality are not definitive is difficult and upsetting for most people. I have seen resistance to testing by physicians, and I really don't know why. Keep up with activism, it is the only way to make us learn more, question more, and become better anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10569071140680825595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-49455756731254827612015-01-17T13:36:20.286-06:002015-01-17T13:36:20.286-06:00P.S.: DSD was meant for DIFFERENCES of Sexual Deve...P.S.: DSD was meant for DIFFERENCES of Sexual Development -- not Disorders. Just ... well, you know.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497841713356574682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-25617904557614918982015-01-17T13:32:59.043-06:002015-01-17T13:32:59.043-06:00This, and your previous post with line drawings of...This, and your previous post with line drawings of sundry intersex genital forms, have really opened my eyes about the prevalence of intersexuality. <br /><br />This information has become all the more relevant in light of recent court decisions about the constitutionality of one-man-one-woman marriage laws. <br /><br />I was wondering whether you knew of any advocacy groups preparing amicus briefs for the four appeals that the Supreme Court just accepted from the Sixth Circuit. <br /><br />The Court consolidated the questions in these problematic terms: "1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?" <br /><br />In fact, this mis-states the issue: On both questions and in all four cases, relevant state law forbids performing or recognizing not just same-sex marriages, but all marriages except those of one man and one woman. Thus they withhold marriage from all who, knowingly or not, are in any degree intersex.<br /><br />The Court's wording is on its surface unfortunate, in that it precludes addressing DSD marriage rights directly. However, by accepting that the petitioners are of the same sex, it takes for granted that they can unambiguously BE sexed. This is a point on which the court is ill-informed. <br /><br />Information about the forms and prevalence of unrecognized intersex variations bears directly on the matter the Court has consented to consider, and is therefore suitable matter for an amicus curiae brief. Yet if it contributed to the Court's eventual decision on the same-sex question, it would have powerful, positive ramifications for intersex people's marriage rights as well. Thus my interest.<br />Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497841713356574682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-42611209025186514802015-01-01T06:29:40.747-06:002015-01-01T06:29:40.747-06:00I've had Gender issues my whole life, and foun...I've had Gender issues my whole life, and found out recently that the several operations I had as a child were for Hypospadias. It's great to know something is being done about this and it's now in the public awareness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-71035843370388582052014-12-16T15:19:58.106-06:002014-12-16T15:19:58.106-06:00Thank you for this article. I have lived with this...Thank you for this article. I have lived with this for so long. It is good to read and understand all the internal struggles I have had to deal with all on my own. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-91797260317077542452014-10-10T21:19:17.492-05:002014-10-10T21:19:17.492-05:00Dear Dr. Costello, I am indebted to you for you ge...Dear Dr. Costello, I am indebted to you for you generosity in allowing me to post overly long comments on your site, and in your forbearance when I presume to propose answers to questions directed to you. If I may, to "June 1, 2013" I propose that this is very much a part of evolution. Many intersex conditions may be a memory of serial gender of Neanderthals. Compare how often you see a publicly intersex person presenting characteristics identified by geneticists to be Neanderthal (red hair, freckles, 13 rib pairs, green/hazel eyes or in my case the late crossover Palmarplantarkeratodermabothnian). Or...it is an attempt by evolution to create something new. In the modern world, gender-specific tasks are not as separated as before, therefore, not as necessary. If task dimorphism is no longer needed, then maybe gender dimorphism isn't either. The genuine hermaphrodite may be the next thing in evolution. Sadly, as Darwin theorized, there will be many attempts (by evolution as a force of nature) which will not be complete or completely successful (I am one such evolutionary failure who celebrates how close "he" may have come to "success"). As a reply to Catalyzt, I offer that I must remain anonymous to protect my brother's privacy (he may be more intersex than I am). Also, while almost all of my friends know I am intersex, many of my customers would not accept this, to the injury of my co-workers.- Tupungato.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-57655885482478608702014-09-24T09:40:26.795-05:002014-09-24T09:40:26.795-05:00For lack of a better term Jack J. Smith, your a fu...For lack of a better term Jack J. Smith, your a fucking idiot!!Nica Vhttp://egrd.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-50670499676250669682014-08-05T17:20:18.000-05:002014-08-05T17:20:18.000-05:00This is a fantastic discussion of hypospadias and ...This is a fantastic discussion of hypospadias and intersex. I am no expert-- I'm not sure there are any-- but I am an intersex man who has practiced psychotherapy (as an intern) for four years at an inner city clinic specializing in LGBTQI clients, I have treated several intersex clients, and done some extensive literature review. <br /><br />You absolutely nailed it-- OII and ISNA have taken similar positions in many posts and articles, but this is probably the most comprehensive, articulate and rational article I have ever read on this subject. <br /><br />Damn good job. I'm going to start hunting on this blog for your contact information, because I hope I can cite some of your work in upcoming presentations. <br /><br />Forgive me if I remain anonymous... for the moment. My personal feeling is that intersex folks should disclose very, very carefully, because-- and in this particular way, we share a lot with our trans brothers and sisters, even if we are different in so many other ways-- it is very easy to overexpose ourselves. I am now out to probably 65% of my friends and 70% of my professional community, and it's taken me four or five years to even get this far.<br /><br />Look forward to corresponding with you at your convenience if I can find you. Thanks for your fantastic work.<br /><br />--CatalyztAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-54479883736991384592014-02-01T11:28:37.768-06:002014-02-01T11:28:37.768-06:00I find it difficult to understand the medical prof...I find it difficult to understand the medical profession. I spent countless resources preparing for my office visit with an Endocrinologist. I had my records sent to her office. My cat scan was forwarded to her office. I did hours of research preparing questions and learning "the language" of her specialty. I even showered before going! We waited 20 minutes to see the doctor. While we waited, I was grilled by the medical assistant. Finally, the doctor arrived and told me that I knew more about my condition than she did. Then she told me she couldn't help me. Apparently the medical schools are not covering anatomy & physiology as they once did. I am seeing a surgeon next week. He has already indicated that he may not be able to help me either.<br />I am appealing to you, the readers, to help me find the doctor who specializes in Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD) more commonly known as “Intersex”. This was formally known as “true hermaphroditism”. I live in the Las Vegas area so I can see someone within a 300 mile radius if needed. I can also fly to a limited amount of cities if the need presents itself. I have a limited amount of insurance through Aetna & even more limited funds. There is a sense of urgency because I am experiencing a great deal of pain associated with this condition. If you know of anyone who specializes in these conditions, please let me know via the following email, jebenedict@yahoo.com . Thanks for reading! http://jebenedict.blogspot.com/ jebenedicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368539247865962747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-12071527910091342382013-08-20T01:57:22.314-05:002013-08-20T01:57:22.314-05:00Thank you for posting this, your blog really helps...Thank you for posting this, your blog really helps explain things.<br />I was raised female and did not know about my intersex condition until a few years ago. At first, I was confused and didn't believe it.<br />How? Why? <br />I could still menstruate, was still fertile, I looked just like a girl and acted like one, dressed like one and everything. So how was I also a male?<br />Ah go figure, the abnormalities. <br />I felt that I was really different than others in my late childhood ( Also found out that I'm a pansexual ) so this wasn't exactly a trauma but I was left with conflicting feelings regardless.<br />It was hard. Looking in the mirror and seeing a beautiful woman, yet behind that beautiful woman was a male.<br />Who was I really? Male or female?<br />I questioned this over and over again.<br />I read your blog and I think I now know.<br />It's not about "what" I am, it's about "who" I am.<br />I will not turn my back on my male side as it will always be a part of me, but I decided to continue being a woman. I don't wish to be labelled in boxes either as a male or female. I am just me. <br />Thankfully, I have a loving boyfriend who still loves me the same.<br />I agree on your posts in this blog.<br />Although I decided to continue being a woman, I am uncomfortable as well as angry of the pressure placed on me to conceive a child.<br />Yes, I am both a male and female. Yes, I am fertile. That doesn't mean I, and other fellow intersex people who are like me, should be pressured like this to have a child so to make medical "professionals" look like a dashing hero who "cured" them.<br />I will decide for myself if I even want a child or not.<br />I will continue being a lady yes, but open to admitting I'm also a male.<br />Hence why whenever I have papers or forms to fill out,<br /><br />I leave the gender box blank.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-24329000382516339632013-08-18T05:34:12.547-05:002013-08-18T05:34:12.547-05:00They are freaks, get over itThey are freaks, get over itAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710671573804003377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-59074635414959890632013-06-01T06:44:57.039-05:002013-06-01T06:44:57.039-05:00My husband has this condition. A few months after ...My husband has this condition. A few months after his birth he underwent corrective surgery, it was obviously a pretty severe case as the scar runs from the tip of his penis down to his anus. He is very feminine and we joke often about him being my wife. He also holds his penis a lot, almost like he's protecting it. He recons he's the next step in human evolution, maybe he's right. XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506187185402877766.post-51721981023026478962013-03-08T22:12:40.860-06:002013-03-08T22:12:40.860-06:00As a spouse caregiver of CAIS, I could not agree w...As a spouse caregiver of CAIS, I could not agree with you more that medical community are messing up the situation more than helping. I wish the medical community would learn to say "I dont know" instead of exploring unknown areas of science that they fully fail to understand or comprehend the full implications of their actions. We are NOT lab rats, here is a surprise, we are HUMANS.<br /><br />For years we have been advocating calling for a STOP to "normalization" surgery, especially in its current protocol during a marriage. Where is the scientific basis for having a normalization surgery of an adult intersex person during a marriage? I know of intersex people in their 60s and 70s with no major health issues or cancer risks. Recently, UN released a statement in support to STOP normalization surgery.caissghttp://www.caissg.org/vindication-caregiver/noreply@blogger.com