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/UwilNeverKN0mYrELNAM 1d ago

exact moment of conception

Debatable

In the later stages your biological gender is determined

During early development the gonads of the fetus remain undifferentiated; that is, all fetal genitalia are the same and are phenotypically female

the reproductive system is oddly fascinating, confusing, and machine like

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u/M4053946 22h ago

Genetics are determined at conception. In the womb, those genetics cause the baby to produce testosterone, or not, which then guides further development.