Gemma Collins says she was advised to terminate pregnancy because her baby was intersex

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Gemma Collins says she was told to terminate a pregnancy in her early twenties because the unborn baby was intersex, meaning a person's anatomy or chromosomes do not fit with the traditional conceptions of male or female.

The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has said she terminated a pregnancy after being told her unborn child was intersex. Intersex is an umbrella term for people born with anatomy or chromosomes that do not fit with the traditional conceptions of male or female. Speaking on the Everything I Know About Me podcast, the 43-year-old star said she was advised to end a pregnancy in her early twenties after being told the foetus was a 'hermaphrodite'.

Read more from Sky News:British girl's hearing restored in pioneering gene therapy trialFive babies have died with whooping cough this year Collins has previously spoken candidly about her fertility struggles, including having multiple miscarriages. She has polycystic ovary syndrome , which affects the ovaries and can make it difficult to get pregnant. On her podcast, she talked about having a miscarriage at home when she did not know she was pregnant.

 

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