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(2011) Presumably they submitted it now because Swyer syndrome is in the news. A woman with XY chromosomes participated in the Olympics, and won a fight. Wome

(2011) Presumably they submitted it now because Swyer syndrome is in the news. A woman with XY chromosomes participated in the Olympics, and won a fight. Women with Swyer syndrome can't produce eggs, but she does have a functioning uterus and can successfully have children with IVF. Women with Swyer syndrome often don't even realize it. They are technically intersex, but aside from being infertile, you'd never suspect anything different. You have to look at the chromosomes to find it. They are very different from trans women, who not only have XY chromosomes but develop as male, with male genitalia and male levels of testosterone. There is absolutely no reason for this case to come up in the context of the ongoing culture war against trans people, but since that war is entirely about tribalism and not at all about science, here we are.

thaumasiotes 2y ago
> You have to look at the chromosomes to find it. The ovaries look normal? Menstruation is normal even though there are no eggs?
- gchamonlive 2y ago
  What does it have to do with anything? There are women without this syndrome that don't have normal ovaries and don't menstruate. Doesn't mean they are less women.
  - thaumasiotes 2y ago
    > What does it have to do with anything? Well, you might look at the quote I responded to. Wikipedia contradicts the claim, though it also seems to contradict its own information on CAIS: > The individual's gonads do not have two X chromosomes, so the breasts will not develop and the uterus will not grow and menstruate It doesn't seem like it'd be difficult to notice without looking at the patient's genetics. However, CAIS patients, despite their XY gonads, do develop female breasts, so at the very least the explanation of Swyer syndrome is a lie.