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B. Knowing that the sex of a newborn is uncertain is always devastating to the parents. Most parents are found in incomprehensible and sensitivity is required in the determination of the sex of the newborn. If I happen to work in a lab hospital and the situation of ambiguity in determining the sex of a newborn comes up, I will be able to reassure the parents that the gender of their newborn will be assigned correctly.
I will be able to explain to the parents about sex determination and how it did take place. I would be able to let them know that sex is always determined immediately after conception takes places as well as differentiation of the gonad. For instance, when the gonads differentiate, they help to develop external genitalia and internal tracts. The gonads and fetal adrenals develop parallel to one another. Mutation of various genes may affect genes hence affecting both the gonadal and adrenal development (Ainsworth para 8). Thus, knowing this process is important for parents as they can know ways of supporting their teens who found themselves in such situations. On another hand, the process is important in cases of a defect in the path of development, for example, chromosomal abnormality and gene mutation. After explaining to them about the sex determination process, I will go ahead and invite another specialist to be able to help the assign the gender of the newborn. This might take time, but it is possible after proper examination and procedures.

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Ainsworth Clare. Nature: Sex redefined. Nature.com 2015. Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/news/sex-redefined-1.16943