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~~The clitorophallus~~, ~~or glans, is a critical~~ structure in ~~sexual development~~ and ~~plays an important role in how gender~~ is ~~conceptualized across~~ the ~~life span. This can be seen~~ in ~~both~~ the ~~evaluation and treatment~~ of ~~intersex individuals~~ and ~~the use of gender~~-~~affirming masculinizing therapies to help those born with a clitoris (small clitorophallus with separate urethra) enlarge or alter the function of that structure~~.

A unifying term used to describe the postnatal structure, which develops from the genital tubercle in utero. This structure may grow in response to androgens pre- or postnatal and may also have a [[urethra]] along the ventral aspect. It is typically referred to as the [[clitoris]] in endosex females and the [[penis]] in endosex males.<ref name="Grimstad2021">{{REFjournal

|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/andr.13016

|title=The role of androgens in clitorophallus development and possible applications to transgender patients

|last=Grimstad

|first=Frances

|init=F

|last2=Boskey

|first2=Elizabeth R.

|init2=ER

|last3=Taghinia

|first3=Amir

|init3=A

|last4=Estrada

|first4=Carlos R.

|init4=CR

|last5=Ganor

|first5=Oren

|init5=O

|journal=Andrology

|volume=9

|issue=6

|pages=1719-28

|DOI=10.1111/andr.13016

|date=2021-04-08

|accessdate=2021-11-29

}}</ref>

~~Reference: https://onlinelibrary~~.~~wiley~~.~~com~~/~~doi/full/10.1111/andr.13016~~

The clitorophallus, or glans, is a critical structure in sexual development and plays an important role in how gender is conceptualized across the life span. This can be seen in both the evaluation and treatment of [[intersex]] individuals and the use of gender-affirming masculinizing therapies to help those born with a clitoris (small clitorophallus with separate [[urethra]]) enlarge or alter the function of that structure.<ref name="Grimstad2021"/>

[[Category:Education]]

[[Category:Genital]]

[[Category:Intersex]]

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-The clitorophallus, or glans, is a critical structure in sexual development and plays an important role in how gender is conceptualized across the life span. This can be seen in both the evaluation and treatment of intersex individuals and the use of gender-affirming masculinizing therapies to help those born with a clitoris (small clitorophallus with separate urethra) enlarge or alter the function of that structure.
+A unifying term used to describe the postnatal structure, which develops from the genital tubercle in utero. This structure may grow in response to androgens pre- or postnatal and may also have a [[urethra]] along the ventral aspect. It is typically referred to as the [[clitoris]] in endosex females and the [[penis]] in endosex males.<ref name="Grimstad2021">{{REFjournal
+ |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/andr.13016
+ |title=The role of androgens in clitorophallus development and possible applications to transgender patients
+ |last=Grimstad
+ |first=Frances
+ |init=F
+ |last2=Boskey
+ |first2=Elizabeth R.
+ |init2=ER
+ |last3=Taghinia
+ |first3=Amir
+ |init3=A
+ |last4=Estrada
+ |first4=Carlos R.
+ |init4=CR
+ |last5=Ganor
+ |first5=Oren
+ |init5=O
+ |journal=Andrology
+ |volume=9
+ |issue=6
+ |pages=1719-28
+ |DOI=10.1111/andr.13016
+ |date=2021-04-08
+ |accessdate=2021-11-29
+}}</ref>
-Reference: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/andr.13016
+The clitorophallus, or glans, is a critical structure in sexual development and plays an important role in how gender is conceptualized across the life span. This can be seen in both the evaluation and treatment of [[intersex]] individuals and the use of gender-affirming masculinizing therapies to help those born with a clitoris (small clitorophallus with separate [[urethra]]) enlarge or alter the function of that structure.<ref name="Grimstad2021"/>
+{{REF}}
+[[Category:Education]]
+[[Category:Genital]]
+[[Category:Intersex]]