sex assignment

American  

[seks uh-sahyn-muhnt] / ˈsɛks əˌsaɪn mənt /

noun

1. the determination or assignment of a baby’s sex, based on the appearance of external reproductive organs, and, sometimes, chromosomal testing.

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Etymology

Origin of sex assignment

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

You can leave the Eurozone, you can dismiss your particular God, you can leave behind your original sex assignment, you can leave your partner.

From Salon

“Children who are born with atypical sex characteristics are often subject to irreversible sex assignment, involuntary sterilization, involuntary genital normalizing surgery,” a 2013 report from the United Nations special rapporteur on torture found, noting that they were left “with permanent, irreversible infertility and causing severe mental suffering.”

From New York Times

In 2015, Nurkin and her husband, Matt, attended a four-day conference in Seattle, called Gender Odyssey, where they learned that gender identity and sex assignment at birth are separate things.

From Washington Times

There is “no fundamental difference” between a congenital disorder that produces high testosterone levels and a genetic mutation that produces elevated hemoglobin levels, according to a recent commentary, entitled “The Olympic Games and Athletic Sex Assignment,” in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

From New York Times

The move is aimed at removed pressure on parents to quickly make decisions on sex assignment surgeries for newborns.

From BBC