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Sex assignment history and science

Joint Webinar: 8^th World Summit on Neonatal Nursing and Pediatrics Healthcare & 9^th International Conference on Mental Health and Psychiatry

May 22, 2023 | Webinar

Amin El Gohary

Burjeel Hospital, UAE

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Health Care Curr Re

Abstract:

The first question usually asked after the birth of a baby is male or female. And what appears to be a common sense by looking into the genital appearance, there are several situations in which the external appearance does not represent the real sex of the baby. In which case we tend to look for the chromosomal sex and even though some chromosomal result does not represent the true sex of the baby. So the question is what determines the true sex of the baby. This question is going to be answered through series of facts from the historical and scientific facts that developed over the evolution of our genetic understanding of sex assignment.
The following points will be covered in my presentation:
1. Phenotypic sex
2. Chromosomal sex
3. Genetic sex
4. How sex is assigned

Biography :

Amin El-Gohary completed his MBBCh in 1972 and his Diploma in General Surgery in 1975 at Cairo University, Egypt. He became a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons in UK: Edinburgh in 1979, London in 1980, and Glasgow in 1997. He worked initially in Egypt, and then moved to Kuwait, then to UK, before coming to UAE in 1983. In the same year, he became the Chief and Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery of a large government hospital. Additionally, he held post as a Medical Director for the same hospital starting 1989. He also held post as the Clinical Dean of Gulf Medical College, Ajman for three years. He is well known in Abu Dhabi for his extensive interest and involvement in scientific activities. He is the President of the Pediatric Surgical Association of UAE. He was awarded the Shield of the College of Pakistan in 1996 and the Medal of International Recognition in pediatric urology from the Russian Association of Andrology in 2010. He was given a Silver Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons – Ireland in 1978 and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons – Glasgow in 1997. In 2001, he became a Visiting Professor at Munster University, Germany.