More Questions Than Answers: Factors Affecting Human Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation: A Mini Review |Biomedgrid

One's gender identity and sexual orientation are determined by a combination of factors. These include a genetic predisposition, hormonal activity during fetal and neonatal life and sensitive periods during childhood when the capacity for establishing sexual preferences are subject to influences from both family and society. Animal studies have shed some light on the situation, as also have anomalies that have arisen during human development. However, there is still much to be learnt about how this takes place.