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dlnevins's avatar

I don't think we know for certain what intersex condition Khelef has. Some render the person completely insensitive to testosterone, and that person does NOT experience male puberty even though they have XY chromosomes.

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K Youngers's avatar

Yes, I know. But XY people who compete in elite women's sports tend to be the androgen-sensitive type. Three such people won all three medals in one track event in the Rio Olympics, for example.

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