Sexual difference, identification and object choice in individuals with sex differentiation disorders

Diferença sexual, identificação e escolha de objeto em pacientes com distúrbios da diferenciação sexual

Sexueller unterschied, identifizierung und wahl des gegenstandes bei patienten mit geschlechtsidentitätsstörungen

Différence sexuelle, identification et choix d'objet parmi des patients porteur de troubles de différenciation sexuelle

Diferencia sexual, identificación e elección de objeto en pacientes con anomalías de la diferenciación sexual

OBJECTIVE: To investigate how sexual identity is structured and also to investigate the relationship between sexual identity, choice of sex object and sexual difference. METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were held with seven adult patients who were born with sex differentiation disorders: Two had 5-alpha-reductase type-2 deficiency and five had congenital adrenal hyperplasia. CONCLUSIONS: Sex is trauma. Neither male nor female nor any other gender identification implies the choice of sex object, genders of partners or sexual practices.

Sexual identity; choice of sex object; disorders in sex differentiation; qualitative research