Beauty Queen Discovers She's Intersexual | Mercy | MD TV

Sonia helps a teenage beauty queen accept a life-changing diagnosis.
From Mercy Season 1 Episode 8 'I'm Not That Kind of Girl’ - Veronica learns she might be pregnant; grief-stricken Dr. Harris wages war against death at the hospital; Sonia helps a teenage beauty queen accept a life-changing diagnosis; Chloe uncovers a nasty secret about her boyfriend.
Mercy (2009): Recently returned from a military tour in Iraq and with deeper medical experience than most of the facility's residents combined, nurse Veronica Callahan along with fellow nurses Sonia, a jaded veteran, and naive newbie Chloe, navigates life both inside the hospital and out.
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[@johnsoapmactavish9921]

I like how the endocrine specialist just bluntly gives the information to everyone . Just straight to the point 😂

[@LiPo5000]

That is the way Doctor's are!

[@kairinase]

That's what old school and nerdy doctors do... Now they ask us to Google everything.

[@kairinase]

​@@LiPo5000Only doctors with "-ist" in their title can say that nowadays.

[@clm0208]

2:57 I love it more when a group of doctors, not one or two, but five doctors watching someone lower part together. 😅

[@innag6888]

bluntly? he was downright cheerful about it.

[@welcometogreenaquasglen1846]

I love Sonia in this clip. She's adovacting for her patient, not the doctors, or the hospital, or even the patient's family. That's what a real nurse does.

[@sarahakm]

The saying I've heard is "Doctors treat illnesses, nurses treat people"

[@welcometogreenaquasglen1846]

@@sarahakm That's it in a nutshell.

[@andiehernandez1995]

Do you know which show is this?

[@beaniebrin]

​@@sarahakm that is so not true. Sounds like made by a nurse who failed to get into med school and now resenting doctors by diminishing their contributions. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@daisysummer514]

If I ever meet a real one I’ll let you know

[@xzsdfvdfbv]

"My boyfriend thinks I'm a freak". She needs a better boyfriend.

[@floatsyourboats6843]

“how did they get in there” dad is shocked

[@GabyHernandez-rv3vo]

😂😂😂😂😮

[@reubenmanzo2054]

If this was House M.D., the answer would likely have been something along the lines of "some boy has overstayed his welcome".

[@sethc6663]

@@reubenmanzo2054 🏆Best comment award.

[@soonersciencenerd383]

how did he not know?

[@steviewondek]

@@soonersciencenerd383 Quite a few with this condition do not discover until later in life, this is why sex identified purely by genitalia at birth is dumb, although it is good enough for the majority of humans it is not accurate for everyone.

[@apb38]

That boyfriend of hers knowing her condition is a MAJOR HIPPA violation. And now he's telling other people. MAJOR lawsuit incoming.

[@scottys1423]

They removed him from the room. She likely told him later.

[@michelletrahan9170]

HIPAA

[@JoybuzzerX]

Not sure what she could sue the "boyfriend" for. Not that he should be doing it, but what exactly was he doing? Was he lying about her? Now, if a doctor had told him about her, then that would be a lawsuit, but the "boyfriend" finding out and then telling everyone isn't him going on lying about her.

[@apb38]

@@JoybuzzerX suing the hospital.

[@JoybuzzerX]

@@apb38 Okay, that I could see happening.

[@karyannfontaine8757]

Actually Ashley disliked playing the part of a beautiful girl. She needs time to figure out what she likes, who she is. I think the nurse was perfect as an advocate for the patient. Those parents were horrid without any understanding at all. The "boyfriend" was a turncoat. A real friend will stay a friend. Hope the parents will support Ashley's choice.

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

But the parents won't. Because she's a part of the LGBT community, and always has been. They cannot change who she is and no one should ever try to change who she is.

[@veg2489]

Exactly!!

[@demon1864]

Disagree How many parents today are forcing young children to “transition” in something their not?

[@annikenlittle9644]

@@veg2489 Why Did She Rip The Pink Strapless Ball Gown To Shreds? I Think Its Pretty.

[@AK94913]

Why accept a part if you dislike the role? It's bs.

[@paddotk]

That whole group of doctors casually checking out her privates while the door 5ft away is open in the background, lots of people walking past... This is ridiculously bad and funny.

[@jayrenner211]

And the absolute truth in emergency rooms sometimes.

[@nathananderson7962]

2:25 "If Ashley continues to keep living......................................as a female" That pause was BRUTAL

[@Frostfern94]

I THOUGHT HE WAS JUST GONNA STOP AT “living”

[@nathananderson7962]

@@Frostfern94 I know, I was like what???????? ...It surely can't be that bad

[@raydaveed]

There's barely any pause

[@Paravetje]

@@raydaveed I heard it and thought the same as the other commenters above.

[@raydaveed]

@@Paravetje Don't care lol

[@93Chowo]

Just because people call you a freak doesn´t mean you are one. Also what´s the deal with the parents about "Putting ideas in Ashley´s head"? Shouldn´t the person decide for themselves what they want to do or not?

[@heartsmyfaceforever8140]

And shouldn’t they have as many ideas as possible to make an informed decision?

[@matthewbaker6177]

Denial. It makes people do strange things.

[@crissd8283]

My word, it is a show. It isn't real. The writers intensively made these other characters as detestable as possible in order to make it interesting. It has no bearing on reality. No parent would act like these parents do. There is no reason to rush to a decision, it's not like they have to do this or in two days, Ashley would be growing a beard and have chest hair. It is a fake show with fake drama intentionally written in. Don't believe this is reality.

[@93Chowo]

@@crissd8283 You know just because it´s fiction doesn´t mean it doesn´t contain a bit of reality. Even if the possibility is slim, something lke that could have happen for real and the show demonstrates what it could look like. And that is why people can react to such a situation like it could be reality because in that moment the fiction becomes another reality we witness and therefore we think and feel about it as we would in a real-life-scenario.

[@Pteromandias]

@@crissd8283 They made them detestable so they are what you think of when you hear about people questioning transgender ideology.

[@severedlightning]

1 of my best friends has this condition, i always thought it was rare but its a lot more common than people believe

[@LazyLarsen]

I hate how people do this and push gender roles and shame onto people with this! They're male and female and it's up to them to decide how they want to present and it's absolutely nobody's place to force someone else how to live especially in a situation like this where the choice is the patient's and the patient's alone. This person just had her life turned upside down and everything that she knew has changed, how is it okay for doctors and family members to put such a pressure and practically taunt this kid about this? Yes, this is acted, however these have happened to real people including myself and it's disgusting what intersex people have to put up with.

[@dbeloved02]

I'm a nurse and I have seen a newborn who was placed in the NICU to allow the parents to "decide" and I have seen a later in life intersex person whose parents chose to make them female! And unfortunately the older person was masculine presenting.. I often wonder what would have happened if they had allowed them to choose

[@soupthesart]

Intersex people should decide what they want to do with their bodies and also they shouldn’t be forced into gender roles and it sucks that people act like their disgust is ok because its a person not a fucking object

[@Grayest_Fox]

Exceotion, not the rule, looneytroony

[@soupthesart]

@@Grayest_Fox ok chud also spell check exists contard

[@Grayest_Fox]

@@soupthesart I wrote that on a PC, dumdum

[@ashleylovesobx]

"she's gorgeous she's a cheerleader" SO that doesn't and shouldn't matter!

[@David-yo5re]

Mom was reliving her life through her daughter.

[@riverhunter21226]

i’m actually surprised the parents pushed for the surgery after realizing they actually may have a son without even asking their child how they feel. not even about how they feel about getting the surgery or not but how they feel about just hearing this life altering news.

[@Hunterr-]

Boys car be cheerleaders too

[@TommonSensePro]

@@riverhunter21226 2:51 Did you miss the part where she said just to cut them off?

[@crissd8283]

It is a show. You realize the intent of a show is to draw you in to watch it and tell a story. It is completely divorced from reality. No parents would actually act like this. There is no reason to make quick decision on a surgery. No doctor or nurse would not call for a family to take their time on deciding. Quit thinking this is reality, it is a complete fake. Don't walk around in the world thinking people actually behave like this.

[@millisagingerich1248]

Them leaving the door open that’s a Hippa violation

[@agathahofmann6977]

first thing I noticed, yuk ER nurse the Netherlands

[@michelletrahan9170]

HIPAA

[@peachygal4153]

Isn't the correct term intersex? I also agree Ashely should be given time to decide if they want to be male or female since nature made them both.

[@KeniQilin]

Ashley has what I think is a condition called male pseudohermaphroditism/androgen insensitivity syndrome, she's biologically a bloke but is resistant to testosterone.

[@TheBoneVampire]

No

[@SentaiYamaneko]

Yes, that's correct. True hermaphroditism is physically impossible in humans. This is what's called an intersex condition.

[@kathrinlindern2697]

@@KeniQilin in that case, her body would never develop into a "man's", and even treatment with testosterone would not result in a male body.

[@SomiaDz]

​@@KeniQilin I think she has a "5 alpha reductase deficiency", not androgen insensitivity. Her body is sensitive to androgens but it can't turn testosterone to DHT, that's why she had female organs at birth (DHT is necessaryto develop male organs). But after puberty, her body started making a lot more androgens that were able to change her organs' appearance. This syndrome is even referred to as "they turn into men" syndrome.

[@AkiWasHere]

The term is intersex. I am intersex. Show some respect and empathy for people who go trough such stuff. Life its hard enough no need from other to be bad.

[@michaeltrinh4394]

Yeah was gonna comment that hermaphrodite isn't the correct term, but you (deservedly) did it first!

[@AkiWasHere]

Yeah thanks for knowing the correct term i think it means a lot to those who are intersex@@michaeltrinh4394

[@oliollie8312]

You are brave to say that.

[@ready2768]

Agreed

[@Asha2820]

Agree. The term 'Hermaphrodite' has a proper use in biology. A hermaphrodite is an individual which produces two types of gametes (e.g. apple trees). True hermaphroditism has never been documented in humans. Intersex is a catch-all term for various conditions (generally developmental) which result in mixed or atypical presentation of sex characteristics, or for the people with such conditions. To call an intersex person a hermaphrodite isn't just insensitive, it's scientifically inaccurate. 😋

[@robinrogowski1632]

I have lived being a Hermaphrodite all my life, At lease her family did not bail on her, like mine did, and still does.

[@MichaelHubbard-u6r]

Without unconditional love it's a LIVING NIGHTMARE!

[@missmuffet151]

😅 "how did they get in there" hahaha

[@SunnieDIY]

Right like some boy left them there. Like he was mad and ready to fight someone lol

[@jesss2830]

my mans really said "...thoughts?" 💀💀💀

[@jones2277]

you don't have to be intersex to think all the pomp and frills are so fake.

[@lila2986]

and there you are too: judging. there is nothing wrong with liking to look cute and feminine. absolutely nothing. being forced to, yes.

[@jones2277]

@@lila2986 go away. you're the one judging. the video makes it seem like because someone isn't into that it makes them less feminine. newsflash, not every woman cares for that.

[@lila2986]

@@jones2277 Honey, you are the one who started the whole thing.

[@jones2277]

@@lila2986 hush.

[@sandrajayandran]

@@jones2277 somebody's knickers are in a twist

[@dexter5653]

"How did they get in there?" 😆 🤣 😂

[@JabamiLain]

That description of how that transformation would happen fascinated me. The human body is amazing and terrifying at the same time. That's one of the likely reasons why I couldn't be a doctor. I lack the empathy to look beyond biology and psychology. To see the person.

[@TheKrispyfort]

Surgical specialist then

[@Katiriaa84]

How did it end? I guess she didn't have a surgery.. And that "boyfriend" is disguisting...

[@blue4t]

Just because she doesn't like dressing up and wearing make-up doesn't mean she's a boy. Being a boy is not the only way to get out of a pageant.

[@SomiaDz]

She IS a boy genetically speaking. The choice of the sex is difficult in this case since the patient grew up as a girl and their choice should be taken into account. If they feel that they're a boy then they should be turned into a boy. It's the right decision imo in this case anyway because it would allow them to have biological children in the future (the opposite is not true if they were left as a girl).

[@blue4t]

@@SomiaDz She has both hormones so she's no more a boy than she is a girl. The error in the writing is saying "she doesn't like makeup and all this girly stuff so she must be a boy." That doesn't make her a boy anymore than wanting to play football.

[@SomiaDz]

@@blue4t ALL people have BOTH types of hormones to some degree, even people who are not intersex. I get what you're saying, but the fact that she doesn't like girly stuff is an indication that maybe she doesn't feel like a girl (not necessarily of course). We can't judge the whole script just from this clip. Maybe they explained how she feels more in the episode.

[@blue4t]

@@SomiaDzMaybe they didn't. The writing here is sloppy. You can argue about things that happen outside this video but in the context of this video it is sloppy.

[@SomiaDz]

@@blue4t I guess.

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

I can’t believe that “dad”! You support and love your children forever dufus

[@RokkitGrrl]

She was awesome as Samara in The Ring.

[@RKingis]

Lilo

[@catbeara]

"Thoughts?" had me cracking up 😂

[@marshallross3373]

Ya, that was the best line in the whole clip. LOL

[@deeliciousplum]

Gently sharing an opinion... What a world this would be if we all could celebrate our differences. Where people with beliefs and those who are hosts to no beliefs can be woven/drawn together and where, if the desire is there, we can share in exploring this thing we call life and the cosmos that surrounds us. I am a wishful dreamer. Reality is that it is easier to hate and it is easier to make metaphorical demons out of the parts of life that we may not feel comfortable with. Sigh. Much love to all those who are often in the crosshairs of our harmful/devaluing propensities. 🌸

[@ebayrose]

Lol. Saw the title and thought this was that episode from House MD. Different medical drama using the same plot.

[@Illier1]

There's only so many medical cases out there lol. I think every medical drama goes down this road.

[@RKingis]

Intersex

[@LoneWolf-oz2mq]

I honestly hate labeling period. But in all honesty, we are labeled every single day of our lives, whether it is good labeling or bad, whether there is something wrong with us or not, some person may call you a bitch just because you are grumpy or laying down your boundaries. If you have a disorder or a mental illness or in this young person's case discovering you are a male rather than a female it is your choice and actions to choose how to take it. Whether we like it or not we will continue to be labeled; but will we tolerate it or not is the question. If you have BPD, you can accept the challenges and show the world that you aren't going to allow your disorder to ruin your life, but choose to educate people that just because you have it doesn't make you a bad person. We all go through our ups and downs, but we don't allow them to break us, we allow it to strengthen us. I think it is disgusting when parents and friends turn their backs on people who choose to accept what they were born with, or if they decide to change their sex, it is the person's choice and we can never understand what they are going through inside. My one sibling was born with both male and female parts, her mom and my dad decided since she was more female to let her be female. As an adult she could have decided to turn back to being a male but she didn't. Her mom and my dad would have accepted that change had she made it, I wish others were more accepting of this.

[@amyartwork22]

Pretty sure they took this one from House MD!

[@lexi219]

Intersex people exist in real life

[@RKingis]

Two totally different conditions!

[@jrzygurl]

I am absolutely shocked the door was open I am shocked that Ashley didn't have the right to refuse all the medical doctor students in there during that particular examination... you can refuse that

[@JennaSakura]

I would’ve been like “CUT IT OFF!” 😂

[@axel4196]

Damn...This kid can go from Cheerleader to Linebacker.

[@JFrazer4303]

Lacking testosterone in the tween and teen years means that (s)he will be small later on. One of the smaller faster players.

[@Valerius123]

"Well, how'd they get in there!?" lmfao...

[@Juli-xo1ce]

FYI: the current term for someone with Ashley's condition is INTERSEX but i guess that doesn't bait clicks quite like using the outdated, problematic, offensive term "hermaphrodite". Smh.

[@ilmaio]

Stop rewriting language, history, moral. There is nothing offensive in the word hermaphrodite. You don't get to force people to talk as you like. Your feelings are your own personal business, deal with them.

[@lexi219]

⁠​⁠@@ilmaio Yikes, so you don’t know how language works? Weird thing to flex about, but if you desperately need to use outdated words while watching your “stories”, do you, boo.

[@Kahli21]

@@ilmaio The medical term is intersex and has been for some time now. Welcome to the 21st century.

[@soxpeewee]

How is the term hermaphrodite problematic and offensive? I can concern that the term intersex is a newer and more used term...but legitimately please explain.

[@rlhicks1]

This episode was from 2009 and that's the word they used.

[@marlow769]

If she’s just discovering it, how bad could it be?

[@JosephL-uc4tf]

The best of both worlds! 🙂

[@chuckclark9464]

How do I find the rest of the story I want to know the ending.

[@Alphoric]

Didn’t house md have almost the exact same storyline

[@finnstewart4747]

Yeah, they could've at least gone with a different intersex condition, there's plenty to choose from.

[@Pteromandias]

@@finnstewart4747 There aren't that many.

[@michaelmatthews5814]

@@finnstewart4747 'Plenty to chose from' Enlighten me, please.

[@randolfo1265]

@@Pteromandias - How many are there?

[@1978Lucent]

This tv show has never been broadcasted overhre in belgium europe - not sure if it does somewhere else ?

[@_haitian_barbie_]

This is so sad! I feel bad for anyone that has to go through this!

[@mnicrashSoren]

People know this is a show not a documentary right..... 😂😂

[@FullTimePatient37]

Best nurse award 💪🏼 3:47 ♥️♥️♥️

[@Beery1962]

Totally unrealistic though.

[@hectorestrada3764]

So here is a great revelation,”so what!!”

[@JoybuzzerX]

House MD did the same thing and made her "The most beautiful girl in the world" So Mercy basically does it to with "So beautiful she's in a beauty pageant"

[@picklesgherkin]

what I'd like to know is how the boyfriend found out. sure the heck wasn't for Mom and Dad or the doctors or nurses and I'm pretty sure it wasn't from Ashley

[@r.c.auclair2042]

Fabulous. This was already on House MD, February 20, 2006, "Skin Deep", 2nd season, 13th episode.

[@victoriapianco9417]

What is the part 2??

[@GeoStreber]

The same condition was shown in a House episode. Also for a beauty pageant contestant.

[@rasverixxyleighraq1509]

No it was a different condition called, Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome CAIS but internal testicles too. But it won't cause eventual masculinisation

[@RKingis]

The doctor in this clip said she would respond to testosterone, thus not AIS.

[@rasverixxyleighraq1509]

@@RKingis yes it's 5-alpha reductase deficiency

[@chyndb]

Model not a beauty pageant

[@HulklingsBoyfriend]

A bit of a rough way to discuss intersex people.

[@SkyeID]

a downright disrespectful way to discuss intersex people!

[@jacquelinecallejas1390]

The endocrinologist was a fool and should have been repremanded. The primary care team dropped the ball by not protecting their patient. Yes it is true that when something really rare comes up in a teaching hospital medical students will "round" (come to see and discuss the case) but they sometimes have to be rained in. I know of a case where psychiatry dealing with a suicide attempt found out the motive for it was that the person had leprosy which had stopped responding to meds and it was destroying the person's good looks. (BTW parts don't fall off, that isn't how leporsy works). So because leprosy isn't something seen a lot in NYC, the dermatology group including med students rounded on the person. After a few minutes psych told them to leave as it was upsetting the patient. WITH HER PERMISSION and the permission of parents if she's a minor, then endo could round on this case BUT her Primary should have run interference for her and not let it get to be a circus.

[@lctamoya]

That how am treated at the hospital like a display with students surrounding me. Vert uncomfortable everybody in my business

[@RKingis]

Had it happen once at an eye exam at a teaching hospital. Had like 8 doctors check my eyes out.

[@TheBoneVampire]

I already saw this plotline on House 🙄 with slight differences.

[@RKingis]

That's because they have different Intersex conditions.

[@TheBoneVampire]

@@RKingisAnnnnd? What’s your point?

[@RKingis]

@@TheBoneVampire There are around 40 known Intersex conditions. So different conditions.

[@Saintbow]

"They're not going to let a dude win a female beauty pageant" And yet they have...

[@RKingis]

Many XY Females are indistinguishable from other females.

[@m_d1905]

​@@RKingis The woman's beauty pageant winner was not an XY female, but an XY regular dude calling themselves female. Big difference.

[@RKingis]

@@m_d1905 Unfortunately, it seams my comment was deleted, so I'm not certain what I said.

[@matrasia]

3time a medical show is doing this plotline😂😂😂

[@RKingis]

So? Intersex people do exist.

[@laburdette]

The mom is Gina (or Regina?) from Sesame Street!

[@riogrande5761]

I doubt things would have been handled this way. But it was probably for drama purposes for the show. And there is HPAA as well. The nurse may very well have been sued.

[@thedoctor401]

I feel like im in a time loop i swear this has happened before

[@randolfo1265]

"How did they get in there?"

[@kairinase]

"Yo Dawg, I heard you like that Hermaphrodite episode on House, so I made an episode, which is like a collage of that one, with more things in it, plus a mom and a boyfriend, and an endocrinologist with the same sounding surname like the other show, so you can reminisce the old House episode, enjoy this new Mercy point of view, and talk about it when it's out on KZbin!"

[@cassie2055]

literally

[@dangeary2134]

That was a bit different. This is a condition know as Guevodoces. It’s rare, and usually happens in the Dominican Republic. They have unusually high rates of it. This is not hermaphroditism.

[@SentaiYamaneko]

Hermaphroditism is physically impossible in humans. This is an intersex condition.

[@kairinase]

@@dangeary2134 I immediately read about the condition. There's only one case I know in my country which the person after puberty became fully functional male with normal children.

[@RKingis]

Different Intersex condition, as there is around 40 recognized conditions.

[@Tpwkbae]

Where can I see more of this

[@switzerlandful]

So much of modern society trains kids in superficial ways (a testament to the decline of an empire). At least that girl is getting an early wake up call.

[@lizfire2883]

amazing

[@Em-hz7tg]

New fear unlocked

[@jenniferrucker2266]

In some way, we are all freaks

[@AndreaWondergem]

It's traumatizing. No way around it.

[@curtismartin2866]

Intersex.

[@jesteralfonso8409]

Well these news reveal the people around her are faked including her boyfriend and parents who suppose to accept her. And the word freak is a rude and strong word to say to anyone. Ashley reaction is normal but to disrespect the people who are just trying to be nice and comfort her. It is kinda wrong.

[@Seasister_]

That boyfriend sucks.

[@vinvass2674]

In a few months when Ashley goes through the natural process he will be able to

[@zacharyfinch1230]

Isn’t this a House episode???

[@porknbeans7420]

I was at Target for 20 minutes because I couldn't decide between straight or relaxed-fit jeans.

[@robinrogowski1632]

First I think the most important is to love yourself, and I mean, understand that you did nothing wrong.

[@xman870096]

Don't leave me hanging, what happened!?!?

[@rocking101girl7]

Where can I watch mercy

[@captsorghum]

"Thoughts?"

[@edwinli7977]

She is Gorgeous 😍

[@susananderson9619]

Didn't the parents realize there was something diff while changing her diaper?

[@thorham1346]

Did you watch the whole video?

[@vinvass2674]

Did yours?

[@babbisp1]

Nts 1:53 3:49 4:18 4:58 5:29 6:13

[@budbuddybuddest]

Lousy writing. Except for the black nurse (good actress, good lines) and some of the patient lines, the rest was poor quality writing. The actors delivered what the script called for, but a lousy script. Even with the lousy script the directing of the endocrinologist was poor.

[@RKingis]

Are you kidding? He acted like any doctor who discovered a rare condition.

[@guitarizard]

Funny. House MD had a episode about the same subject (handled very differently mind you) in 2006

[@ash2060]

Anyone realize the hermaphrodite kid is Samara The Ring Ghost?

[@lar.8168]

Oh come on House did this first

[@kennydiedagain8275]

i mean.. yeah, but it’s not like only one person has ever had this condition. several medical shows overlap with patient diagnoses.

[@2ksoulja]

mom kind of looks manly, is there a plot twist here

[@michellepetros8491]

Horrible acting. And how did the boyfriend even find out

[@stevemcdonald1033]

I would think he would have conducted his own explorations before this revelation occurred.

[@johndoe2621]

These are test adults should go through to see if their aloud to have kids

[@Me2-l4m]

House rerun?

[@NBC_NCO]

As a father of a daughter. I would find this to be a very difficult decision. Therfore... If she were 16 + years in age. I would let her decide.

[@Beery1962]

You don't have to decide. Nothing bad is going to happen if the decision is left for the kid to decide when she's an adult.

[@RLucas3000]

Questions, if anyone can help? 1) Since she is under 18, can her parents force her to have the surgery to remove her male parts if she does not want to 2) how did the boyfriend find out?? 3) what happened at the end? Did the parents listen to her, or stay jerks?

[@AlexisStreams]

i assume he either eaves dropped which is rude, or Ashley told him

[@cwolf201]

depends on where to remove it. there was a ted talk vid I saw somewhere involving an intersex/hermaphrodite whose "parts" were internal. even made sarcastic humor on stage about how doctors would do a standard exam to "feel if she was different" instead of just do the exam because that was needed

[@RKingis]

1. I'm not sure as she's a teen, different from a baby. 2. Possibly office gossip, since it's extremely rare. In fact, there is a single tribe where many unknown males have this, and most are ok being boys.

[@jonbravo8610]

So which one did it first this show or house

[@onawal931]

House. Twice.

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Pretty much all the conversations and behaviors in this are strange. The nurse also fails to make the important point, "She's never felt like a girl or wanted to be one." Given the situation, it may as well be allowed to be played out.

[@johannetje1980]

nice 5 old men starring at your........😮‍💨🤨

[@medalion1390]

The specialist at 1:18 played the yuppy boyfriend in Crocodile Dundee that gets punched in the face.

[@alexanderanderson4569]

Did dr house Solve a case like this in a ep

[@Illier1]

He had a model who's condition was causing them issues, yes.

[@RKingis]

Different Intersex condition.

[@shiro_21]

Intersex. Not Hermaphrodite.

[@salem7342]

literally the same plot as a house episode

[@WhiteRavenSong]

the term hermaphrodite is an old clunky term ... the more accepted term is intersex.

[@RKingis]

Actually, some use the term to distinguish between those born with both boy & girl parts.

[@kenshi7139]

Are they really sure about the diagnosis? I can check Sonia's work you know

[@fancypants2007]

2:55 is scene from a nightmarish 1930s freak show

[@LaineyBug2020]

Why was the doctor so excited when he told them? ETA - Ah, it was part of the story. Lazy writing.

[@Illier1]

The doctor was excited because it was a rare medical condition. For a doctor who specializes in hormones it's like finding a shiny Pokemon.

[@RKingis]

​@@Illier1Exactly!

[@KamaMarga320]

Esta muneca me ha enamorada.