33-year-old man shock to find out he was born intersex and even

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A man in China who thought he had a urinary problem was shocked to find out he was born intersex and has been menstruating for the last 20 years.

Chen Li, 33, was told by doctors he was born with female sex chromosomes as well as ovaries and a uterus, despite having male genital organs.

He only discovered he was also female after he went to doctors for help with a recurring urinary problem. 

The man, who had been suffering from blood in his urine for more than 20 years and had pain in his abdomen every month, had actually been menstruating. 

Chen, who was horrified to find out he was intersex after 33 years living as a man.

The 33-year-old had baffled doctors with his condition after he experienced recurrent blood in his urine and abdominal pain that lasted for more than four hours after going through puberty. 

Doctors at first thought that the abdominal pain was appendicitis but the symptoms continued even after treatment. 

But after a medical check-up last year, doctors finally found the root cause of his symptoms. 

Chen was in fact intersex with female X chromosomes and female reproductive organs - and the monthly cycle of blood in his urine and abdominal pain were actually caused by menstruation.

Chen underwent a three-hour surgery on 6 June to remove his ovaries and uterus.

Source: dailymail

Editor: CH

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