Does she need to have testicles to produce testosterone, right?
All people have both testosterone, the male “sex hormone” and estrogen, the female "sex hormone. They just produce it different quantities. Both are needed for all people.
There are a lot of very normal and quite frequent medical reasons why a person’s hormone levels can be mixed up and for a woman (afab) to have a high testosterone level or for a man (amab) a high estrogen level.
Women (XX) produce testosterone in mostly their ovaries and adrenal glands.
Men (XY) synthesize estrogen in the Leydig cells and the germ cells in their testis.
What does the estrogen do in men?
You’re correct in assuming that she will not be able to produce the same levels of testosterone produced by males without testicles. But, the female body does naturally produce testosterone in other glands. I’m unsure of the effects on her natural testosterone production from having a male chromosome though, so I can’t speak to that. Sorry. It’s pretty lame that people can’t ask questions they’re genuinely curious about without getting eviscerated, especially for an anomalous situation like this, all because of political tribalism.
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You seem to be under the false impression that women’s bodies don’t produce testosterone under normal circumstances. They do. Women produce testosterone in their ovaries, adrenal glands, fat and skin cells.
This is true, but they do not produce it in the same quantity as testicles do in males.
I know that but usually women produce less testosterone, is it related the XY chromosomes to the production of testosterone?
I doubt any statistically significant study has been done since XY females are rare. In men the adrenal glands produce only 5-10% of total testosterone. In women the ovaries and adrenal glands make most of it, so I’d expect an XY woman with ovaries to have fairly normal levels. If she has no ovaries then I’d expect the level to be low. It’s about having the organs that do the production, not about the chromosomes.
That said, people vary A LOT so you’ll find an edge case for almost anything you look for.
What’s the context of your question?
The Olympic boxer thing.
There’s no evidence she’s XY. A butthurt Russian boxing official’s claim doesn’t count as evidence.
This is a genuine question from someone wanting to be more educated, why is it being downvoted?
Because people are ridiculously tribalistic and assumptive. Stay in line, or else!
There’s a female boxer in the Olympics that people are saying should be disqualified because of a claim she has XY chromosomes. She has boxed her entire life and demolished an opponent with a record of 5 professional fights and people are claiming it’s her chromosomes giving her an advantage and not her lifelong training.
XY people AFAB have a genetic condition that makes their bodies insensitive to testosterone. Their testicles never drop. They don’t develop body hair or menstrate.
And they have more trouble than XX women developing muscle mass.
None of this has anything to do with the Olympics because Fox News is making shit up.
The press and the world is as split as can be.
Here’s an article that tries at least to look at the trouble with a balanced view - but don’t expect too many facts anyway
Thx for the info 👍👍 I think if they are women then it’s ok if they worked harder to get a better physical condition than their opponents, but I f they are trans I think there should be a trans league.
I can’t believe a woman that’s competing in the world’s biggest sporting event has traits that make her better at sports. /s
All women produce testosterone. Some more, some less. It’s just the genetic lottery.
Testosterone is also produced in the renal glands, so no not necessary to have testicles
Testosterone is also produced in the testicles in males. It’s not uncommon for a male to require testosterone replacement therapy if they lose one or both testicles.
I’m wondering about the Olympics boxer who knocked out the other boxer, how it is posible for her to have that amount of testosterone in her body? Is she a hermaphrodite?
Testosterone is known to help regulate the sex drive of all humans, it plays a bigger role for biological males than females is all.
And there’s a big spectrum of intersex people where the levels and impacts are more varied
So what exactly is she? Trans? Hermaphrodite? Male? Female? I’m confused at this point.
I’ve not checked, I believe you’re asking about the Olympic boxer?
My best understanding is she’s intersex with maybe a chromosome disorder
Humans never stop surprising me. Do you believe it is fair to let her compete with “normal” women?
My point is: if she have testicles or her body produce testosterone as a male, does it’s ok to let her compete with women with ovaries?
Born female. Identified her entire life as female. Always competed as female.
Why then the amount of hype about this shit?, I mean if it’s the way you say I truly don’t give a flying fuck about this mediatic show.
