Right now i have not gone through any male puberty, and that's a good thing for me. Two years ago my mom took me to an endocronologist and my mom and him were pressuring testosterone shots on me that I do not want. They said I had forty testosterone when I was twelve, and nothing has happened to me because i refused to the shots. I don't know if my organs are damaged or anything. My only guess is i'm intersexed.


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How old are you by the way?  And you are male right?

thier in mid teens iirc, and are m2f, asking them if thier male is a bit of a non pc to say to a m2f transexual...
Princess: you COULD be, or you could simply have late puberty, it happens, dont desire to be IS, belive me, its no fun.
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Quote from: Princess on October 20, 2007, 03:20:59 PM
Right now i have not gone through any male puberty, and that's a good thing for me. Two years ago my mom took me to an endocronologist and my mom and him were pressuring testosterone shots on me that I do not want. They said I had forty testosterone when I was twelve, and nothing has happened to me because i refused to the shots. I don't know if my organs are damaged or anything. My only guess is i'm intersexed.


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Not always the case....low or very little testoterone doesn't always indicate an intersexed condition.....but it's possible.

I thought I was intersexed for a long time because I had a very low testoterone count. My voice didn't break and I don't have any visable sign of an adams apple. I also didn't have body hair like males have...

Development does vary but I pushed and pushed for tests. At first they thought I wasn't intersexed but as time went on they did more tests and came to the conclusion I have an intersexed condition.

Quote from: Rachael on November 02, 2007, 12:58:38 PM
dont desire to be IS, belive me, its no fun.

Wow, someone that understand and shares my same thoughts... yeah its not fun. Brings a lot of problems even in the mildest forms.

Lets say for example you are unsure about your gender and you happens to be IS. Then probably you will have problems with your body no matter what road you take and there is a big possibility you are sterile.

exactly. my hypothalamus is somewhat faulty. and i sweat an insane amount, just one daily messup from my lovely genes...
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Quote from: Rachael on November 05, 2007, 06:15:00 AM
exactly. my hypothalamus is somewhat faulty. and i sweat an insane amount, just one daily messup from my lovely genes...
R

I thought it was just me. I do have high blood pressure but I sweat a lot even when it's not that hot..

in a room with a lot of people, i start sweating, it annoying!
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Quote from: Rachael on November 05, 2007, 09:10:02 AM
in a room with a lot of people, i start sweating, it annoying!
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Why do you think sweating is an intersexed trait?, no one has ever told me that....

i dunno, its insane ammounts, and insanely easy, and i was told my hypothalamus was to blame, and didnt work right, im assuming its one of many connected crappy bits of IS... a genetic malfunction.
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Quote from: Princess on October 20, 2007, 03:20:59 PM
Right now i have not gone through any male puberty, and that's a good thing for me. Two years ago my mom took me to an endocronologist and my mom and him were pressuring testosterone shots on me that I do not want. They said I had forty testosterone when I was twelve, and nothing has happened to me because i refused to the shots. I don't know if my organs are damaged or anything. My only guess is i'm intersexed.


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You dont have to guess. You can be tested very easily for this. All they have do is draw out some of your blood and have it tested. Takes about 5 minutes and you will get your results back in a week or so. The test is called a karyotype.

low t can also just mean your testicles dont work right.... doesnt make you IS... PRAY its that.
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Quote from: Lori on November 05, 2007, 09:39:10 AM
[You dont have to guess. You can be tested very easily for this. All they have do is draw out some of your blood and have it tested. Takes about 5 minutes and you will get your results back in a week or so. The test is called a karyotype.

There's a lot more to an IS condition than a karyotype test, which is never conclusive. There are many other IS conditions which can be tested for and this could lead to Bone density scans and various other body scans and tests.

Quote from: Berliegh on November 05, 2007, 01:55:48 PM
There's a lot more to an IS condition than a karyotype test, which is never conclusive.

Huh?

karyotypes only pick out chromasonal differences. Not hormonal imbalences, or different levels.
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Quote from: Rachael on November 05, 2007, 07:24:06 PM
karyotypes only pick out chromasonal differences. Not hormonal imbalences, or different levels.
R

Intersexed conditions cover a much bigger area. I will later go into more detail but hormonal imbalances arn't really related to being intersexed as far as I am aware. I had a lot of progesterone in my system although I've never taken any forms of it but that wouldin't in any way be a conclusive test of any kind. My investigations were more far thorough than that. But karyotype testing is a good place to start.

Intersex conditions can either be physical or genetic, its not mutually exclusive to one or the other.  Since many IS conditions are known to be caused by environmental factors be it toxins or prescription medication, to put a mutually exclusive angle on the genetic conditions is a bit disingenuous and has been ruled out largely because many people who had surgery as an infant had none of the known genetic conditions.  Karyotype testing is not the only determinant of intersex conditions, but the physical ones are usually pretty easy to tell because they show up as scars, atypical genitals, or by doing an internal scan. 

It could be a late puberty, its not unusual as it was stated here.  I had an incomplete puberty...but then again I know I have a physical intersex condition.

You really do not want one though.  I don't know but I had a high arched palate, an odd hormonal response that resulted in low muscle mass and a ton of other stuff, learning disabilities, and that is just the beginning. 

agreed. it boggles my mind how so many in the trans community WANT to suffer. just to 'validate' themselves. Heck, being IS can make it HARDER.... 
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First and foremost girls.  I am a retired clinical psychologist. 

Let me explain about intersexed conditions. 

Hermaphrodite or intersexed is a condition where a person on animal is born with the sex organs of both sexes.   If you have this condition then you are intersexed.  Another form of Hermaphrodizm is in the brain where both male and female genders are dominate. 

This is the simple explanation.  I could go on and on trying to tell you all the whys and whens but it would just bore you to death.

firstly, what does being a 'clinical psychologist' have to do with a MEDICAL condition

wrong, hermaphroditism and Intersex arnt the same thing, 'hermaphroditism' is one name for a form of IS, NOT all IS people have ambiguous genitalia, or both, quite a lot, infact most, only find out from genetic testing prior to IVF or other treatments where it would be found. Intersex conditions vary from this extreme, to both sets of genitalia.
Intersex has nothing medically linking it  to 'dominant' male and female genders coexisting.
thats not a simple explanation, its wrong.
when did you retire? the 40s?
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