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DrJackson Has Just Delivered a Newborn Infant with Androgen Insensitivity

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Dr.Jackson has just delivered a newborn infant with androgen insensitivity syndrome. The baby is genetically male but has ambiguous genitals that much more closely resemble
A vagina than a penis.Based on recent research,what is the most appropriate course of
Action that Dr.Jackson should recommend to the infant's parents?


A) surgical alteration to give the infant male genitals and raise the infant as male
B) surgical alteration to give the infant female genitals and raise the infant as female
C) do not alter the infant's genitals and raise the infant as female
D) do not alter the infant's genitals and wait for the infant to develop a gender identity

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