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Biological Processes Are Never Universal
The process of sex differentiation ensures that human fetuses are born with distinct external & internal genitalia (which is used to assign their sex at birth).
However, in a small town in the Dominican Republic, a community known as the "Guevedoces" (translating to "penis at twelve") undergo a different process of sex differentiation.
Many of them are brought up girls due to the absence a penis & testes & the presence of a vagina.
When puberty approaches, some of their male sexual organs grow, and their biological sex is reassigned as male according to their genitalia.
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So why does it happen?
In the 1970s, Dr Julianne Imperato-McGinley, discovered that they have a genetic condition that causes a deficiency in an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone into dihydro-testosterone.
Thus, male external & internal...
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The discovery of a small community in the Dominican Republic, where some males are born looking like girls and only grow penises at puberty, has led to the development of a blockbuster drug that has helped millions of people
MICHAEL MOSLEY
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How Did The Guevedocs Helped Develop A Drug That Helps Millions?
Another thing that Imperato-McGinley discovered was that the Guevedoces tend to have small prostates.
This observation led to the development of the best-selling drug, finasteride, which blocks the action of ...
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What Do These Findings Imply On Human Sexuality?
A final interesting observation that Imperato-McGinley made was that these boys, despite being brought up as girls, almost all showed strong heterosexual preferences. She concluded prenatal hormones play a bigg...
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To Understand How, We Need A Lesson On Human Sex Differentiation
- Humans have an XY sex-determination system.
- The Y chromosome carries the
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