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שתפו:

23 באוקטובר 2018

הרב המשיב: הרב ד"ר מרדכי הלפרין

שאלה:

I am a medical student and we are currently learning about the endocrine and reproductive systems. We have come across the cases of testicular feminization and Klinefelter’s syndrome, etc., and I was wondering whether a person’s sex/gender is determined by their chromosomes or by external features.

תשובה:

According to Jewish law, the legal gender of a person is determined by his or her external genitalia. Therefore, according to the halakha a person with testicular feminization or Swyer’s syndrome (XY gonadal dysgenesis) is considered to be female.

Despite her chromosomal profile, a woman with Swyer’s syndrome can become pregnant and give birth through ovum donation, IVF and embryo transfer to the womb after appropriate endocrinological preparation/pre-treatment.

(Note: I did not understand your question about a person with Klinefelter’s syndrome as he has a Y chromosome in addition to male genitalia.)

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