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albertgoeswoof 5 hours ago

What would do about someone like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santhi_Soundarajan

svzn 5 hours ago | parent [-]

That athlete was excluded from the women's competition on the basis of having male physiological advantage. Exactly what the Olympics are now doing.

peaseagee 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Androgen insensitivity syndrome means that her cells do not react to testosterone. What male advantage is there if her cells don't react to testosterone?

fuge_temb 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Soundarajan's androgen insensitivity was reported as being partial (i.e. PAIS, and not CAIS), which implies some degree of testosterone-driven masculinization.