güevedoce güevedoce in the dominican republic, güevedoces (from spanish: güevedoce, from dominican spanish güevos a los doce "testicles at twelve") are children with a specific type of intersexuality. güevedoces are classified as girls when they are born but, around the age of 12, they start developing male genitalia. this is due to a deficiency in the production of 5α-reductase, an enzyme involved in the metabolism of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. the same phenomenon occurs in papua new guinea, where it is called kwolu-aatmwol (literally 'a female thing changing into a male thing') by the sambia people, and in turkey. anne fausto-sterling states that güevedoces (as well as people in papua new guinea with 5α-reductase deficiency) "are recognised as a third sex" by their cultures, while the cultures "nevertheless recognize only two gender roles". intersex topics human rights and legal issues compulsory sterilization discrimination human rights reports legal recognition malta declaration medical interventions sex assignment sex characteristics (legal term) yogyakarta principles medicine and biology disorders of sex development genetic diagnosis medical interventions history orchidometer phall-o-meter prader scale quigley scale sexual differentiation more... society and culture endosex (antonym) civil society organizations fictional characters‎ films flag intersex and lgbt literature people religion military us researchers sex verification in sports television history and events history of surgery timeline intersex awareness day intersex day of remembrance international intersex forum rights by country argentina australia canada chile china colombia france germany kenya malta mexico nepal new zealand south africa spain switzerland taiwan uganda united kingdom united states