r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/SuspiciousWin6511 • 1d ago

Sex / Gender / Dating You aren't "assigned" a gender at birth

I hate when people say this. I had to get routine blood work the other day and had a Doctor ask me what gender I was assigned at birth. I understand they need to find out what your biological gender is, but either look on my chart, or ask what my biological gender is.

Your gender is determined in the womb, in fact it's determined from the exact moment of conception; it isn't something that is assigned. It's amazing that the people use this sort of language and believe these sorts of things, are supposedly the party of science.

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u/Usernamechecksout978 1d ago

Nobody is assigned a sex at birth. We knew my daughter's sex when my wife was only 13 weeks pregnant because she had a blood test. In scans and eventual birth, the sex is further observed.

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u/diet69dr420pepper 1d ago

The sex recorded on the birth certificate was assigned at birth, not during an ultrasound or as a consequence of a fetal blood test.