Offsprings are produced from their parents through the reproduction process. This process is the most important feature of all human, animal and plant life. Two forms of reproduction are known: Sexual and asexual. Asexual type of reproduction can take place in the absence of another organism. In sexual type of reproduction, two organisms of different sexes are required for fertilization to take place. So what exactly is autogamy? Autogamy is the process through which an animal or a plant fertilizes its own ovum, hence having the ability of reproducing on its own without the requirement of another organism. In human beings, autogamy is often applied in hermaphrodites. This chapter will try to look on the biblical perspective of autogamy, and hermaphroditism.
The expression "hermaphrodite" is gotten from conjoining the name of the Greek god Hermes with the Greek goddess Aphrodite. Today, hermaphroditism is fittingly alluded to as inter-sex or as a confusion of sexual development. Notwithstanding the term used, perplexity rules on the most proficient method to react to this issue.
To begin with, inter-sex alludes to the uncommon state of people who are conceived with both male and female regenerative organs and sex organs, and in even rarer cases both XX and XY chromosomes. The medicinal treatment for this issue includes the surgical and hormonal assignment of sexual orientation, which in a perfect world ought to be made on the basis of all the pertinent elements. On the off chance that there is sensible assurance that a medicinal error was made in the task of sexual orientation, it would not be past scriptural limits to piously consider reassignment. Likewise with the treatment of disorder, sexual orientation task is complex and subject to human mistakes; hence, it is urgent to look for the most skillful scriptural and restorative insights.