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An intersex condition is defined as condition where a child is born with hormone levels and genitalia that do not match with its gonads (ovaries or testes). Where CAH causes extreme masculinisation of the female genitalia it can be understood as an intersex condition. In boys and some girls CAH does not cause an intersex condition. Interex is merely a descriptive category to explain the anatomical characteristics of individuals with not entirely male or female genitals. CAH has different effects for each individual, research shows that most CAH girls grow up identifying as women thus their social sex or gender is undeniably female. A small but not insignificant number of CAH females grow up to identify as males, for these individuals their social sex and gender is male. Others feel characteristics of both sexes. These points raise questions about whether we should be operating on our CAH daughters when they are babies.
