Differences in Sex Development (DSD)

  • Recently, World Athletics Council has tightened restrictions on athletes with Differences in Sex Development (DSD) by cutting the maximum amount of plasma testosterone for athletes to 2.5 nanomoles / litre from 5
  • DSD is a group of rare conditions involving genes, hormones, and reproductive organs, including genitals.
  • It means a person's sex development is different from most other peoples.
  • A child may have sex chromosomes (bundles of genes) usually associated with being female (XX chromosomes) or usually associated with being male (XY chromosomes), but reproductive organs and genitals that may look different from usual.
  • This happens because of a difference ....
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