: Why are some female athletes being disqualified from the olympics for their natural testosterone levels ?

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: Why are some female athletes being disqualified from the olympics for their natural testosterone levels ?

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In rare cases there are XXY individuals that appear and present themselves as female but have internal testes that produce a lot of testosterone – more than an XX (aka typical) woman would. So the governing bodies have said there are certain events they can’t do since they’re at a distinct advantage from XX women.

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