gray-matter1111 t1_itejkch wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:14 AM

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there are an abundance of potential chromosomal differences that can occur in humans. aside from the typical XX and XY, humans can be born with a single X chromosome, XXX, XXY, etc. in addition, humans with seemingly normal XY chromosomes may present as female until genetic testing provides other evidence.

pretty cool to research, tbh!! it’s amazing what the human body does

CltAltAcctDel t1_itejtow wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:17 AM

There are chromosomal anomalies but the people with these disorders are still male or female. What are the other sexes? You said there are more than two so name them.

gray-matter1111 t1_itek7d3 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:20 AM

intersex individuals. undefined by standard sex definitions. those examples are intersex humans, not male or female.

CltAltAcctDel t1_itekjeg wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:22 AM

Intersex isn’t a sex. It’s a disorder, a deviation from the norm. Intersex people also represent a very small percentage of the population.

gray-matter1111 t1_itel5aw wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:27 AM

nope. there’s increasing evidence that hormonal issues including low testosterone and PCOS (which affect a substantial portion of our population) are intersex conditions.

CltAltAcctDel t1_item0ej wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:35 AM

Disorders of sex development (DSD) don’t equal intersex.

CltAltAcctDel t1_iteo3hr wrote on October 23, 2022 at 1:51 AM

Also PCOS is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It is a disorder of the ovaries and they are in no way intersexed. While they produce more male hormones, they aren’t males or some third yet to be named sex.