But a chromosome test – known as a Karyotype test – showed that N. is female, Thang said.

N. was then diagnosed as having ambiguous genitalia.

At the same time, a five-year-old child in HCMC was released from the hospital after undergoing sex reassignment surgery.

The child, P.H.N.T., has the appearance of a girl but was born with undescended testicles. A Karyotype test identified T. as male.

In August, Vietnam issued a ruling allowing transvestites, intersex individuals (formerly known as hermaphrodites), and those with congenital defects to have sex changes.

Source: SGGP