Ovotestes are gonads that contain both ovarian and testicular tissue, and some people have ovaries that do not produce eggs or testes that do not produce sperm.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent medical and advocacy sources including ISNA, Medscape, Cleveland Clinic, and interACT, consistent with established medical literature on intersex conditions. [cascade flags: aggregator_dropped_primary_exists,wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- HHS' New Sex-Based Definitions Ignore Science, Experts Say (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://isna.org/faq/conditions/ovo-testes/ (corroboration)
- https://interactadvocates.org/intersex-definitions/ (corroboration)
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16324-intersex (corroboration)