KNES 344 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Hormone Replacement Therapy, International Association Of Athletics Federations, Sex Assignment
23 Apr 2016
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Test wednesday: don"t need to know antiracist feminist theory or intesexionality. The mc question on the test you will get automatically right. Person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between the usual male and female types for ex. A person may be born with male genitalia that fits traditional definitions but during puberty typical changes are not experienced. A person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of her cells have xx chromosomes and some xy. Doping tests do measure men"s testosterone but the test is to pick up traces of synthetic testosterone, there are no limits on naturally-produced testosterone. 2012: female hyperandrogenism test introduced: arguments in support of test. Not testing sex or gender but levels of testosterone, which could give unfair advantage:
