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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by TheBigBrother@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Does she need to have testicles to produce testosterone, right?

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[-] norimee@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

This is true, but they do not produce it in the same quantity as testicles do in males.

[-] savvywolf@pawb.social 20 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] TheSpermWhale@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

This is a genuine question from someone wanting to be more educated, why is it being downvoted?

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago

People hearing about intersex individuals for the first time due to the olympics. And now don't know where to fit it into their preexisting worldview

[-] thegreenguy@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Soo, they ask about it to help them better understand and maybe change their worldview. What's wrong with that?

Edit: after reading some of OP's replies, yeah, they don't seem like a nice person

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Because people are ridiculously tribalistic and assumptive. Stay in line, or else!

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 18 points 3 months ago

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.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

I vote we change the name of “Fox News” to “Fox Says the Darnedest Things.”

[-] EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 months ago

Testosterone is also produced in the renal glands, so no not necessary to have testicles

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

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.

[-] TheBigBrother@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago
[-] essell@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

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

[-] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

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

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240802-the-gloves-are-off-explaining-the-olympic-boxing-gender-scandal

[-] TheBigBrother@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

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.

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