INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI INTERSEX / DISORDERS OF SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION / AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA At conception, a fetus’s gender is already determined based on the 23rd pair of chromosomes it inherits from the parents. Females have two X chromosomes and males have an X and a Y chromosome. The sexual organs of males […]
Imperforate Anus / Anorectal Malformation
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI What is an Imperforated anus / Anorectal anomaly? This is a disorder affecting the anus and the rectum, the last part of the digestive system. After food has been digested it passes through the small bowel into the large bowel. The faeces (stools) are stored in the rectum […]
Inguinal Hernia
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI What is a hernia? A hernia describes a small piece of abdominal lining, and sometimes a section of the bowel, which bulges out through the abdominal wall. Both children and adults can have hernias. Sometimes it is present at birth. The hernia can look bigger when your child […]
Intussusception
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, GUJARATI AND HINDI What is intussusception? Intussusception is a condition where the bowel ‘telescopes’ in on itself. This causes the bowel walls to press on one another, blocking the bowel. This can lead to reduced blood flow to that part of the bowel. Picture of Intussusception with bowel in bowl appearance […]