diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-sex-label.inc b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-sex-label.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e32ec12fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/includes/patron-sex-label.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[%# The variable sex must be passed, containing a patron's gender code (F, M, O, or blank) -%]
+[%- IF sex == 'F' -%]
+    Female
+[%- ELSIF sex == 'M' -%]
+    Male
+[%- ELSIF sex == 'O' -%]
+    [% tp('gender', 'Other') | html %]
+[%- END -%]
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt
index 9867a8e63d..3781659fbf 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/modborrowers.tt
@@ -258,15 +258,7 @@
                                     <td><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/members/moremember.pl?borrowernumber=[% borrower.borrowernumber | uri %]">[% borrower.cardnumber | html %]</a></td>
                                     <td>[% borrower.surname | html %]</td>
                                     <td>[% borrower.firstname | html %]</td>
-                                    <td>
-                                        [% IF borrower.sex == 'F' %]
-                                            Female
-                                        [% ELSIF borrower.sex == 'M' %]
-                                            Male
-                                        [% ELSIF borrower.sex == 'O' %]
-                                            [% tp('gender', 'Other') | html %]
-                                        [% END %]
-                                    </td>
+                                    <td> [% INCLUDE 'patron-sex-label.inc' sex = borrower.sex %] </td>
                                     <td>[% Branches.GetName( borrower.branchcode ) | html %]</td>
                                     <td>[% Categories.GetName(borrower.categorycode) | html %]</td>
                                     <td>[% borrower.streetnumber | html %]</td>
@@ -422,12 +414,8 @@
                                                 <select id="[% field.name | html %]" name="[% field.name | html %]">
                                                     [% FOREACH opt IN field.option %]
                                                         <option value="[% opt.value | html %]">
-                                                            [% IF field.name == 'sex' && opt.value == 'F' %]
-                                                                Female
-                                                            [% ELSIF field.name == 'sex' && opt.value == 'M' %]
-                                                                Male
-                                                            [% ELSIF field.name == 'sex' && opt.value == 'O' %]
-                                                                [% tp('gender', 'Other') | html %]
+                                                            [% IF field.name == 'sex' %]
+                                                                [% INCLUDE 'patron-sex-label.inc' sex = opt.value %]
                                                             [% ELSE %]
                                                                 [% opt.lib | html %]
                                                             [% END %]
diff --git a/tools/modborrowers.pl b/tools/modborrowers.pl
index 04323caa30..d96fd5ee17 100755
--- a/tools/modborrowers.pl
+++ b/tools/modborrowers.pl
@@ -226,10 +226,10 @@ if ( $op eq 'cud-show' || $op eq 'show' ) {
             name   => "sex",
             type   => "select",
             option => [
-                { value => "",  lib => "" },
-                { value => "F", lib => "Female" },
-                { value => "M", lib => "Male" },
-                { value => "O", lib => "Other" },
+                { value => "" },
+                { value => "F" },
+                { value => "M" },
+                { value => "O" },
             ],
             mandatory => ( grep /sex/, @mandatoryFields ) ? 1 : 0,
         },