#like klinefelter for example

[muu-kun]

What Makes Your Muses Body Unique?

Simple premise. Give 5 (or more) headcanons about your muses' body. Hands, eyes, feet, birthmarks, tricks--anything! Tagged by: @tximidity

Features spanning across the ages: Past (bottom icon) and Present (top icon)

Heart shaped face seen in the detailing and relationship between the roundness of his face around his eyes and the angles of cheeks until they meet to form a pointed chin.

I've discussed it before, but I'm mentioning once more (as well as including an image) the fact he has what is known as clinodactyly. It is isolated to three fingers on each hand-- pinky, index, and ring-- with each one varying in severity from one another. All of which in that exact order. These fingers of his are also all double jointed. The bottom knuckles, however, in ALL of his fingers are bulbous in shape. They curvatures of them fit perfectly amongst each other like a puzzle. The same cannot be said about the top knuckles, though, as gaps surround his middle fingers on each sides.

He has a silly little scar at a place very few can see. One of which acquired from an injury sustained as a teenager as a result of doing something he had ought to not be up to in the first place. In an attempt to climb over a metal fence into an area he'd otherwise not been permitted into, and unsupervised at that, he managed to get comically stuck in his hurdle over it by way of his shorts getting caught onto a sticking out piece of metal. Rather than proceed with caution, he adamantly lunged downwards with all of his effort, slicing through his attire and that of the top of his gluteal cleft to the inches just above it. It isn't entirely noticeable unless one is truly looking in that area, and yet in knowing of it the male can't quite help himself from finding joy in its existence. Especially when considering the fact it acts as his nearly invisible tail each time he excitedly sways his hips as though he's wagging it via an energetic stim.

Another feature he finds to be a delight about himself is the fact he has an outie belly button. He's never wished to cosmetically change it in anyway as it has never caused him any pain or problems. He'll never be able to get a piercing there, no, but that's okay on account it looks cute as a button on its own already. It also rests perfectly within his softened stomach. It is where his fat cells deposit themselves most prominently, and has a tendency to consistently bloat forward due to a combination of stored negativity and a hormone imbalance. Muu always has, and always will, calls it his baby fat.

Speaking of body fat, Muu is otherwise rather lacking in that department as he is generally petite across the majority of his physique. Some of which is contributed to an active lifestyle dictated by consistently walking his dog, going on foot or by bicycle to places close enough to not require his vehicle, or public transport even, routine pacing in instances in which he's attempting to physically regulate out an intense emotion, a whole food diet centered on his entirely vegan lifestyle, and plenty, PLENTY of sleep. Muu's actively in bed by no later than 10pm an any given evening as he for one doesn't like to exist in the dark any longer than he has to, and also because he just is very invested in listening to his body for queues it needs an abundance of rest. Consider yourself lucky if you ever invite him to something taking place after eight pm, because by then he'd ideally like to already he in his jammies with the intention of unwinding and settling down for slumber. His slim frame is also a contribution of an underlying eating disorder centered on withholding food from himself whenever he's under the impression that he ought to be punished for his perceived failures of the day; however, he's growing more inclined to forget such a habit in favor of snacking on vitamin rich treats as hunger and hurt go more together than the version of himself who started up the habit in the first place knew about. He's also taking on the role of gentle parenting himself, which does sometimes mean sneaking himself vegan cookies to boost positivity while negative voice inside his head is distracted. All in all, he weighs an astounding 115lbs / 52kg. Already on the thin side, where one can notice it the most is in his teeny, tiny ankles. Them and his wrists are minute in their circumferences, which isn't entirely of any surprise as both his hands and feet are small for even a man of his stature. Fun fact: both his shoe size and his ring size are that of a size seven in traditional American sizing.

#; ♡ ; headcanons #please feel more than free to steal this from me as I'm sure I and many others would love to read about your muse(s) #tw mentions of ed #if anyone requires a specific tag ofc feel free to reach out and let me know #I also could have admittedly done much more than 5 but knew I'd go into overkill if I continued on #also can I just say I am entirely in love with number repetitions in muus information that so much coincides with something else #which is interesting given the fact that my preference for divination is numerology #and muu who has decided he quite likes select messages of apollo is lithomancy #I also didn't dive into k@llmann in this due to more research being done about it every day to really hone in what aspects of apply to him #and which don't because there are so many conflicting reports of percentages and what is restricted to one gene discrepancy over another #I'm also just an indecisive little sl@t because initially I gave him a predisposition to gynecomastia due to a fc of his having it #but since I no longer rotate in that fc I haven't considered whether or not that's a trait I'd even like to keep in association with him #perhaps because we went the route of micro weenie due the chances of his gene discrepancy having one is Very high #whereas having such traits as gynecomastia and decreased testa size is of lesser likelihood #or at least in comparison to other variants of KS and especially in the case of entirely different conditions as is #like klinefelter for example

[radfemfyodor]

Why “intersex” is an outdated, misnomer term? Why TRAs need to stop using DSD conditions as argument against the fact that sex is binary? Why gender ideology is doing huge damage to people with DSDs, especially to women with these conditions?

As a woman with DSD, I want to speak on behalf of myself and other people with DSDs. We have been weaponized by TRAs, used by them to deny biological facts. I will talk about why “intersex” is not appropriate term, about my condition and other DSD conditions in general, about how TRAs exploit us and more. I also want to educate and help other people with DSDs. English isn’t my first language, so I apologize if something doesn’t make sense.

“Intersex” is an outdated, misnomer term.

Term “intersexuality” was coined by Richard Goldschmidt in 1917 and was used as replacement of “hermaphrodite” since 1950s. “Inter” is a Latin word meaning “among, between”. That’s one of the biggest issues with term “intersex” - this term literally means “in between sex”.

DSD and VSD are better, less offensive terms that are used in medicine.

Term “intersex” has been seen as offensive by patients and their families, doctors were concerned that this term is confusing and misnomer, as it implies that patients with such conditions are “between sexes” or “third sex”. In 2006 a group of endocrinologists at the Chicago consensus created category called DSD - Disorders of Sex Development. DSD list contains all reproductive development conditions, including ones that aren’t treated by endocrinologists, such as the whole suite of uterine malformations and birth defects. Not all DSDs count as “intersex” conditions, as DSD is a more inclusive term. DSD can also mean Differences of Sex Development, and some other people use Variations of Sex Development (VDS). DSD and VSD are better terms, are used in medicine unlike “intersex”, are straightforward, less confusing, not offensive to many patients and inclusive.

Sex is binary, there are only two biological sexes in humans - female and male.

“What about intersex people?” is an extremely common phrase amongst TRAs whenever someone mentions the fact that there are only two sexes. DSD conditions extremely depend on biological sex. For the first example I will talk about myself - I have Clitoromegaly which means I’m biologically female, because only females can have Clitoromegaly. Other example is Turner’s Syndrome - only biological females can have this condition. Third example is Klinefelter Syndrome - only biological males can have this condition. While reading about Clitoromegaly or Turner’s Syndrome you will see that those who have these DSDs are referred as females, girls, women. Same goes to Klinefelter Syndrome, you will see term males, boys, men being used. While reading about any DSD condition, there’s extremely high chance that language will focus on biological sex of those who are affected by that condition.

“Intersex” can’t be a “third sex”.

Let’s start with the fact that DSDs vary a lot. If “intersex” is “third sex”, then it would mean that all “intersex” conditions are the same, right? To be more precise, would that mean that every “intersex” person is born with ambiguous genitalia? Like I explained before, DSDs extremely depend on biological sex of the one who is affected. If “intersex” really could be considered as a separate sex, then it would mean that “intersex” people would either produce both eggs and sperm, or they would make a different gamete. Which is impossible is humans.

The other big issue of “intersex” is that this term is used by TRAs to spread misinformation, such as saying that “sex is a spectrum”. “Intersex” is used to silence us who have DSDs and are against the gender ideology.

When you search “intersex” on TikTok, first videos will you see are women with conditions such as Swyer Syndrome saying that “they are biologically male”. When you search “intersex” on Pinterest, you see pictures where it’s shown that “sex is a spectrum”. “Intersex” is a term used by TRAs to validate their agenda. Say that women can’t have penises, there comes TRA saying “What about intersex women with penises?”. We don’t have penises, we have an enlarged clitoris. I find it extremely offensive that us who have Clitoromegaly, are seen as “women with penises”. Stop grouping us with trans women who are males with a fetish. Women with DSDs are female, trans women are male.

Stop grouping us who have DSDs with transgender people. TRAs don’t actually care about people with DSDs and their families.

Like I mentioned before, why TRAs think that me having Clitoromegaly is comparable to trans women who have penises? I want to mention, there’s a high chance that Clitoromegaly isn’t actually a full diagnosis of what I have, as I suffer from a lot of health issues such as problems with kidneys, thyroid and many more - my doctors suspect that my current diagnosis is actually not complete yet, as there’s high possibility of me having a more complex DSD which one of the symptoms is Clitoromegaly. Not only, in my country it takes a lot of time and it’s extremely hard to get diagnosed with anything + it’s extremely expensive. I mention my situation to show how TRAs don’t care about those with DSDs, they only want to use us for their harmful ideology. They don’t care about our pain, our struggles, about how our already diagnosed conditions are suspected to be actually a symptom of a more complex, serious condition. They don’t care about how much it gives us and our families stress. But they are extremely quick to accuse us of faking our DSDs if we don’t support the gender ideology.

People with DSDs taking hormones is not same as transgender people who also do this. Apparently, many transgender people have been faking DSDs to get hormones.

Us who have DSDs take hormones because we need to. Transgender people take hormones because they want to. Being transgender is a choice, having DSD is not. Many transgender people even have been faking DSDs to get hormones. Stop using our health issues to get something you shouldn’t take.

STOP COMPARING WOMEN WITH DSD TO TRANS WOMEN.

I don’t know how many times I have to repeat this, but stop comparing us to trans women. Me and other women who have Clitoromegaly don’t have a penis, we have an enlarged clitoris, not a penis. Stop mentioning us when someone says that women don’t have penises. It’s extremely offensive how TRAs think that an enlarged clit is a penis. The second extremely common “gotcha” that TRAs use are women with DSDs that make them not menstruate. Females who don’t menstruate are still female, stop comparing them to biological males. These women have been expressing extreme discomfort with being grouped with trans identified males, yet TRAs won’t listen. If you think that women who don’t menstruate are same as males who “identify” as women, then you are the problem. Stop using women’s health issues to validate your harmful gender ideology.

DSDs are not something you “identify” with. Stop using our conditions for your fetishes.

The third biggest problem with term “intersex” is that TRAs use it to “identify as intersex”. DSDs are not something you “identify” with. And it’s suspicious how most TRAs absolutely never say what condition they have exactly, or what are their symptoms - absolutely nothing about their DSD. Not only, many TRAs obviously lie about having DSD by saying false information about condition that they claim they have. Not enough, transgender people, mostly trans women, are using DSDs for their fetishes, such as saying that “their penises are long clitorises”.

TRAs don’t see women with DSDs as female, they see us as anything but female. That’s why they encourage us to identify as “transfem”.

I’m writing about this to make other women with DSDs aware about how TRAs view us - we aren’t “female enough” in their eyes. That’s also the reason why for such long time I thought that “intersex” is an appropriate term, until I recently saw other people with DSDs and got educated about this. “Transfem”, full name “Transfeminine” is normally associated with biological males - how biological females could identify with it? Because TRAs weaponize DSDs, making us women with these conditions believe that we aren’t “female enough”. I heard from TRAs that Clitoromegaly is an “intersex” condition, which means I’m not a biological woman, so I can identify as “transfem”. While I identified as “transfem” I felt way worser than before. Before I was told by TRAs that my Clitoromegaly is an “intersex” condition, I didn’t feel bad nor insecure due to having Clitoromegaly. Because “being intersex” literally means “being between sexes”, “being third sex” and “not being female/male enough”. TRAs take advantage of people with DSDs, especially ones whose English isn’t first language, to make us believe that we are “intersex” - that we are “third sex”.

If you don’t have a DSD, or at least aren’t suspected to have one, then please listen to us. We are being exploited by TRAs, silenced every time we speak about it. If you say things like “What about intersex people?” while someone says that there are two biological sexes - please stop. All humans are either female or male, sex is not a spectrum. You hurt us by saying that we “aren’t female enough” or “aren’t male enough”. You give us insecurities by claiming that we “are between sexes”. Women with DSDs want to be seen as female, men with DSDs want to be seen as male, we aren’t “third sex”!

To other people with DSDs - I hope you’re doing well, stay safe and don’t be afraid to call out people who harm us. Especially the ones who were brainwashed by TRAs, as I myself was the victim of the gender ideology - we should speak out about how TRAs exploit us, so no more people with DSDs become victims. Remember, you are heard 💕

For now, this is all I want to say. If anyone wants to correct or add something, feel free to contact me! I made this post for educational purposes - I want to help other people with DSDs, show how TRAs exploit our conditions and why there is no “third sex” and sex is not a “spectrum”.

If you want to learn more why sex is binary and not a “spectrum”:

I’m showing screenshots of how TRAs treat me and other people with DSDs - accusing me of faking my condition, saying that I’m excluding myself and other women with DSDs from the definition of female, TRAs being the ones who fake their conditions:

#Youtube #radical feminism #radical feminists do interact #radblr #radical feminist safe #sex not gender #gender critical #feminism

[ipso-faculty]

Mesosex: A Revised Definition

Mesosex: a person who has an intersex variation, but one which does not conform to perisex (non-intersex) ideas of what intersex is. For example, people who have intersex traits that are considered "mild", or who have variations such as PCOS Hyperandrogenism and Poland Syndrome.

Meso- for middle/in between, to refer to the state of being in between what the intersex community accepts as intersex and what the broader public (mistakenly) thinks intersex is.

This is a revision to the initial definition for the term, which I originally coined a few months back. The revised definition comes from many conversations with both identifying-as-intersex people and identifying-as-mesosex people.

In particular I'd like to highlight this long (but very productive) thread from which the revised definition was first proposed by @queercripintersex

From that thread and private conversations some key takeaways have been:

There was too much ambiguity in the initial definition.

The people I've spoken to for whom mesosex has resonated all either have intersex variations, or very good reasons to question that they could be intersex.

And a lot of those people have faced harassment and invalidation by perisex people for experimenting and/or claiming the intersex label. They have expressed a desire for alternate language by which they can communicate their relationship to being intersex.

Not everybody with an intersex variation wants to use the term intersex, or to only use it contextually. Some feel they aren't "intersex enough", even people with variations like Klinefelter's or CAIS that are widely accepted as intersex.

For people who are new to thinking of themselves as intersex, it is valuable to have a microlabel available that can capture their impostor syndrome.

There is a real and legitimate concern that the initial definition of mesosex would lead people with intersex variations like PCOS to think of themselves as neither intersex nor perisex, even though the intersex community is unanimous that PCOS hyperandrogenism is intersex.

Although there is a clear hierarchy of which intersex variations are seen as more legitimately intersex by perisex people, if we validate this hierarchy then we undermine our collective need for pan-intersex solidarity.

I hope that redefining the term reduces rather than adds confusion! And that it's useful for people! Feedback is welcome. 💜

#intersex #mesosex #new mogai term #mogai coining #pcos #hyperandrogenism #poland syndrome #mogai revision #actuallyintersex #actually intersex

[eggtrolls]

had to attend a five hour training on sensitivity when working with el gee bee tea queue eye ayyyy plus patients (ignoring the fact that I’m a lesbian with zero patient contact!) and it was the worst. It was the worst. They were so bad and so stupid, despite being given by a lesbian and a pansexual woman and their het scribe person taking notes. They said Jamie Lee Curtis had Klinefelter syndrome and that Thailand had never been colonized (cute example of ‘colonization is only real when white people do it’) and the slogan ‘hearts not parts’ but only for pansexuals. The 5 minute discussion about if they is a singular pronoun when it conjugates in the plural. That not stating your pronouns when introducing yourself was a microaggression (against the pronoun community???). Multiple buzzfeed videos as real educational materials. They also said that they had stopped using the phrase ‘step up, step in’ because it’s ableist but then repeatedly said various things were crazy. They spent 15 minutes on gender roles without saying the word patriarchy. But the best one was their term ‘woman of trans reality’, which replaced the earlier term ‘woman of trans experience’ and the one (1) trans woman in our office turned to me and said baby, I AM an experience

however we all agreed that it was better than the last training in which a straight woman repeatedly said the word faggot when talking about gay participants she had worked with in the path, and then defended that by explaining that she was Jewish and people had called her a kike so she knew what it was like 🫠🫠🫠🫠

#by allah you people are dogs #Egg talks

[catboybiologist]

Hi! So as someone who has done a bachelors in microbiology and biotechnology I would like to hear your thoughts on the definitions of both male and female i.e male being the sex that is capable of producing the numerous smaller mobile gametes; presence of the y chromosome (XY, XXY) etc. Do you think that it is a concrete definition? Do you think that sex is on a spectrum for homo sapiens. Much love and congrats on your journey! /gen

Almost by definition, since intersex people exist, sex does have to be on a spectrum or at least have exceptions to any binary classification.

So let's strip down to the bare bones. Yes, for fertilization to occur, you need an egg and a sperm. In novel species with dramatically different reproductive systems as us, the size of the gamete is what is used to classify male vs female vs hermaphroditic (or as JK Rowling would say, the woman is the producer of the large gamete). If you want to define this as biological sex, then go ahead. It does have to be this way in a laboratory context for genetics, establishing crosses and tracing hereditary traits, because of course it does.

(note that I'm using hermaphrodite as a purely gamete based definition, I know the terminology sounds weird or bad, that's the point).

Under the gamete-centric system, we can end up with concrete a trinary classification, and in mammals like humans, one of those classes is exceptionally rare (although it's the predominate one for many).

Couple problems here.

The first is that this is commonly associated with other markers that we consider "biological sex", but not always. You brought up some examples- Klinefelter's, or individuals with XXY, presents as someone who is capable of producing sperm, but has low levels of any sex associated hormone, and gains secondary sex characteristics that aren't fully consistent with any classification. It's a fairly common intersex condition. People who have it are normally classified as "male" due to genitalia, but often developed breasts and other soft tissue features we wouldn't consider male. So in this sense, gamete production is correlated with, but often not strictly associated with, other biological markers of sex.

The extension of this problem is, which "biological" markers of sex are perceived as gendered to society at large, and whether those are directly tied to gamete production. The answer is that some are correlated, and some even aren't. This point is a bit beyond the scope of what you're asking since it deals with gender, but it's important to note that no one perceived gender based on gametes, because gametes are an internal cell.

Another problem is how even completely cis and sex binary people can be left out by infertility. As mentioned before, gamete production isn't always tied to other markers of sex. Someone incapable of producing a gamete will most likely still show many other characteristics of one sex or the other.

It's why the terms "male", "female", and "hermaphrodite" feel so clinical and removed from normal speech. Yes, those are the terms we use when referring to people as gametes. But it's hard to extend that beyond this classification. It's useful for parentage, but can't really be a strict classification beyond that.

The overall theme here is that these are all correlations and clusters of traits that will always have exceptions, and you always have to cherrypick what's "biological" or not.

Thanks for this ask, it was fun to answer! I hope it was clear enough, it was mostly written pre-coffee. I'm also sorry it wasn't a very clean answer lol.

#y'all are basically forcing me to write out my podcast/essay idea as a series of ask responses #i love it #keep it coming #but imma try to organize and research these thoughts more #trans #biology #trans science

[friendsofmedusa]

Genuine question: what exactly do you think intersex is?

Hey nonny!

Mh, I'm not sure whether I like the way this question is being asked: I have no "opinion" on intersex conditions, it doesn't matter what I think. What matters is years of medical reasearch. Which is what my knowledge of intersex conditions is based on?

Still, I'll pretend your question was asked in good faith so I'll give you an introduction.

Disclaimer: I am no doctor, if anything I'm about to say is incorrect, please DO correct me. The last thing I'd want is to spread misinformation.

Intersex conditions are known in the medical field as DSDs: Disorders of Sexual Developments.

The name says it all, actually: these "are conditions with an atypical chromosomal, gonadal or phenotypic sex, which leads to differences in the development of the urogenital tract and different clinical phenotypes." (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6976999/#:~:text=Disorders%20of%20sexual%20development%20(DSD,tract%20and%20different%20clinical%20phenotypes.). This, in everyday language, means that the fetus might present ambiguous external and internal gonad configuration, and/or an atypical karyotype (ie, genes).

Debunking myths about intersex conditions: ambiguous genitalia are actually pretty rare!

Studies shows that instances of ambiguous genitalia happen in about 1 every 5,000 live births, putting them at a solid 0.02%. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7845444/)

Don't get me wrong, though.

They DO happen, and doctors absolutely DO perform unnecessary cosmetic surgeries on newborns with ambiguous genitalia. This is horrific, to say the least: unless there was a medical need for the surgery to take place (eg, tissue partly covering the urethral opening), there is NO reason for a newborn's genitalia to be altered. Intersex activists have been campaigning for years to raise awareness about the topic.

Moving on.

DSDs, contrary to popular belief, are 99% of the time sex-specific: this means that they can only occur in one of the two sexes, and only some of them can occur in both.

For example, Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) targets genetical male babies (who present a Y chromosome), while Turner Syndrome (X0) targets genetical female babies (who do not present a Y chromosome).

People believe that intersex conditions undermine the notion of a binary sex system, but they actually reinforce it: even if some people are born with just four fingers on their right hand, it doesn't negate the fact that the standard number of fingers for humans to have on their hands is five.

The medical impact DSDs have on a person varies greatly from person to person.

Men with Klinefelter Syndrome may have no issues related to it whatsoever, or may develop gynaecomastia, hypogonadism, and infertility issues.

This is why a considerable number of intersex people find out they are intersex well into their adult age: not having ambiguous genitalia, or any major medical issue, it just goes unnoticed.

Debunking myths about intersex conditions: that infamous paper and the 1.7% statistic.

Dr. Sterling's paper has been long debunked. 1.7% of the general population is not, in fact, intersex. Dr. Sterling ended up with that number by including illnesses like PCOS in intersex conditions. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12476264/). Some doctors put the estimate at 0.018% of the population.

I'll stop here before we go into a full medical breakdown of what intersex conditions are. I hope, whatever you reason for asking me this was, you got the answer you wanted.

#radblr #radfem safe #radfems interact #radfems do interact #radfems do touch #radfems please touch #radical feminist safe #terfsafe #radfems please interact #terfblr #intersex #dsds

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Jerry Coyne

Published: Jan 31, 2024

I predicted (or hoped) that with New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon of the centrist National Party, New Zealand’s educational system, which was circling the drain, would find its way out. After all, Luxon promised to reform the educational system by emphasizing “teaching the basics.”  (New Zealand performs poorly in math and reading compared to countries of comparable well being.) Most of all, I hoped that Luxon would purge the wokeness of the Kiwi educational system, especially the teaching of indigenous superstitions and “ways of knowing” that seem to be insinuating themselves into science education.

Now I’m not so sure.

Reader Al sent me the tweet below, which was like a (mild) punch in the gut. It comes from the (now protected) account of New Zealand’s Chief Science Advisor, Dame Juliet Gerrard. She was appointed for a three-year term on July 1, 2018, a term that was apparently renewed in 2021 by the woke and now ex-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Gerrard’s present term expires on June 30 of this year. I hope Luxon replaces her, as she’s clearly woke and misguided, and a fan of those who sacralize the indigenous people, a tendency that’s warped New Zealand academics.

At any rate, have a look at this tweet:

The first sentence is okay, the second is crazy, at least regarding “sex”. The third is mixed, for if you go to Wikipedia under Intersex, you see the declaration that sex is not binary, but also that indicators of sex, like genitalia, are pretty close to binary:

Intersex people are individuals born with any of several sex characteristics including chromosome patterns, gonads, or genitals that, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, “do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies”. Sex assignment at birth usually aligns with a child’s anatomical sex and phenotype. The number of births with ambiguous genitals is in the range of 1:4,500–1:2,000 (0.02%–0.05%).[3] Other conditions involve atypical chromosomes, gonads, or hormones.

The best source I know of for the frequency of intersex is that of Leonard Sax, which is also quoted ion the Wikipedia article:

A study published by Leonard Sax reports that this figure includes conditions such as late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia and XXY/Klinefelter syndrome which most clinicians do not recognize as intersex; Sax states, “if the term intersex is to retain any meaning, the term should be restricted to those conditions in which chromosomal sex is inconsistent with phenotypic sex, or in which the phenotype is not classifiable as either male or female,” stating the prevalence of intersex is about 0.018%. This means that for every 5,500 babies born, one either has sex chromosomes that do not match their appearance, or the appearance is so ambiguous that it is not clear whether the baby is male or female.

In both cases, the number of people considered “intersex” is very low.  But that’s pretty much irrelevant to the discussion of whether sex is a spectrum, for biologists, as we discussed yesterday, use a definition of sex involving gametes: if you have the reproductive apparatus to produce small mobile gametes (even if that apparatus is inactive), you’re a male who makes sperm. If you have the apparatus to produce large immobile gametes (even if you can’t, as if you’re postmenopausal or sterile), you’re a female who makes eggs.  If you don’t fit either of these classes, you’re often (but not invariably) classified as intersex.  The athlete Caster Semenya, for example, has internal undescended testes, designed for making sperm, but other female sex traits, like a vagina.  Biologically I’d call her a male, but wouldn’t quarrel if others want to call her “intersex”.

But the point is that intersex individuals are not members of a third sex, so don’t really affect the sex binary: there remain only two types of gametes. We have males, females, and those unclassifiable, with the latter having frequency of one individual in 5600.

I keep repeating myself on the sex binary, along with others like Richard Dawkins, Carole Hooven, and Colin Wright, but I’ll add that the sex binary humans says nothing about the humanity of intersex individuals or transgender individuals (who usually can be classified as biological sex). With a few exceptions involving things like sports and jails, the legal and moral rights of transgender or intersex individuals are independent how “sex” is defined by biologists, and these individuals should never be denigrated for their desire to transition or for the fact that they have a biological condition that makes them intersex.

Finally, the Science Advisor cites Siouxie Wiles, who you can read about on this site (two posts here), a science communicator and microbiologist who’s done some good things, but also vigorously opposed the Listener letter that argued against teaching indigenous ways of knowing as science.  As for @whaeapower on X, it’s another protected account, so I don’t know what it’s about. It may be a Māori site given that “whae” means “mother or aunt” in that language, and because Dame Gerrard has a Māori koru (fern front) tattoo on her back.

At any rate, I guess Dame Gerrard did protect her tweets, as this is what you find when you look for them:

My point, however, is this: the official Science Advisor to the Prime Minister should not be making erroneous statements about sex, even if those statements are made to give succor to people that are not of conventional gender. That she misunderstands sex does not bode well for science education in New Zealand if Dame Gerrard continues in her position after June 30.

As for whether what looks like a quasi-official “X” account should be protected, well, you can be the judge.

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The supposed Chief Science Advisor position for any country should not be held by someone pretending they don't know where babies come from. It would be far better to employ someone like Ken Ham; he thinks we all got here by magic, but he doesn't pretend he doesn't know how a baby is made.

A post like this should be taken as a formal resignation letter.

#Jerry Coyne #Richard Dawkins #Juliet Gerrard #anti science #antiscience #gender ideology #queer theory #biology denial #biology denialism #biological sex #intersex #human reproduction #religion is a mental illness

[cripplecharacters]

In the story I'm writing, a large portion of the characters are humans who can shape-shift into exactly one animal. As a general rule, their animal form usually resembles their human form, but appears at least adjacent to what is typical to the animal they become. How do I go about determining the animal form appearance of someone who has a chromosome non-disjunction, but whose animal form doesn't have the same typical number of chromosomes as a human?

Hello!

This is complicated and can be a bit tricky if the conditions the person has isn't really possible in the animal. For context of this ask I'm unfortunately not a veterinarian but i tried to do research to be able to answer it. I also hope I understood the question properly if not please feel free to resend and maybe a different mod who understands better will be able to help :) (smiley face)

The easiest and least scientific way would be to just apply the symptoms to the animal and ignore the fact that it isn't realistic (which I don't think would be too much of a problem considering they're a human shapeshifting). So if they as a person have widespread eyes or have very small ears, you could just apply the same to the animal. This will be easier done in a animal with a more humanlike face (like a cat or some dogs) rather than something like a fish or a bird in which case it would be definitely harder to conceptualize. But since it's fundamentally unrealistic i think it's fine if you get creative with it ! It would make the most sense I think because even the chromosome conditions that both animals and humans can have mostly have symptoms that are unrelated at best.

The slightly more scientific way would be to pick an animal that can have something similar to the disability the person has. For example cats can't have Down Syndrome because they don't have that many chromosomes but there are cats who visually resemble the human disability to some degree (like Monty the cat) for other medical reasons. If the disorder you're writing the character with also comes with lack of coordination or some kind of problem with movement then you could look up how cerebellar hypoplasia presents in the specific animal (it's present in many not just one species so theres a chance it could apply to the one you were planning to write). It's not perfect either but if you have trouble visualizing how that could look visually then this is a possibility.

The "most scientific" but also probably requiring you to change the exact chromosome disorder is to pick a disorder that exists in both the animal and humans like monosomy X, trisomy XXY, or some sort of mosaic combination. But the animal counterparts of these disorders have different symptoms than the human ones so it wouldn't be as obvious to the readers that their animal version also has the disorder (unless It's something like a cis male or trans female character with Klinefelter Syndrome shapeshifting into a small calico or tortoiseshell kitty, which i think is more obvious because these cats can't be assigned male at birth without the trisomy present). The only exception of that I was able to find (warning: it's a scientific paper) is monosomy X in dogs having some similarities to Turner Syndrome in humans (small stature, "younger" appearance, and excessive skin at the neck). But that's kind of it.

From the research I done so far for this ask it seems that a lot of different chromosome syndromes in animals cause it to be much smaller than it usually would be. So while it might not exactly translate from the human version it's something that could possibly happen if you want to be scientifically accurate.

I hope this answer was at least a little useful ! Sorry most examples were cats but they were the easiest to find references for.

(on a side note it makes me really happy you decided to look for an option for the character to not lose their disability when shapeshifting I wish i could be of better help..)

mod sasza

#anonymous #mod sasza #chromosome disorders #disabled animals

[damnfandomproblems]

Reply to 4493:

I think it's that most differences between men and women come from centuries of different socialization rather than innate natural differences. And even the "innate natural differences" can be very fluid because of stuff like PCOS, Klinefelter syndrome, etc. And trans people are able to (for lack of better words) medically transition (HRT, top/bottom surgery, etc).

With that being said, how one genderbends a character can be a mixed bag. Personally I've never been a fan of stuff like "sexualization differences" in genderbending. For example, when a male character is genderbent to female and so they make her outfit a skimpier and more revealing version of the original otherwise basic outfit. Or vice versa for when genderbending female characters to male, and they make his outfit a more basic version of her original skimpy outfit.

I never liked that, never will, and I think it's a major reason why people don't like genderbends, because such changes seem so silly. I don't condone harassing artists over it, just that it's understandable why people don't like it.

But I do understand that there may be some nuanced reasons for why a genderbend might make the character vastly different. For example, Johnny Bravo. His character is based heavily on masculine stereotypes of being macho, buff, a cocky womanizer, etc. So how would a female version of that work? Some might give her the exact same traits as the original to see how Johnny's behaviors would look on a female character. And even in that situation, some might have her be a lesbian while others might have her go after men that way instead. But many others might make her based more on very feminine stereotypes to explore how a female Johnny Bravo might have been differently socialized.

Miguel O'Hara is another example. Some might make the female version less buff because they're horny. Some might keep her as buff because of the original's fighting style being very upper-body-based. Some might make her less buff because they think a female version might develop a different fighting style.

My point is that there are situations where genderbending a character can be a lot more complex than just "men and women aren't much different from each other" or "men and women have differences".

Posting since this is a response to a previous problem.

#fandom problem 4493 #response to previous problem

[intersex-support]

Hello!

I saw the previous ask about Hypogonadism and I was wondering if Hypogonadism could occur without being related to other intersex variations (Chromosome related) BUT also not be cause by other outside factors (Like cancer, medicine, diet, stress I guess?)

Like is it possible for the gonads to just have formed wrong? (I'm referring to Primary Hypogonadism in this case)

Hi anon!

So there are a variety of factors that can cause primary hypogonadism outside of some of the intersex variations we've been discussing on the blog today (such as Klinefelters, Turners, Kallmanns), and also aren't things like environmental risk factors, diet, etc. This article mentions that undescended testicles that are never treated could cause primary hypogonadism. This article explains that fragile X syndrome and galactosaemia are two examples of other conditions that can cause hypogonadism. (There are also a lot of factors that can sometimes cause primary hypogonadism such as cancer treatment, hemochromatosis, mumps, and also normal aging, as well as factors that can sometimes cause secondary hypogonadism, such as HIV, Pituitary disorders, certain medications, malnutrition, and stress).

Beyond that, what I think you might be curious about is gonadal dysgenesis, which is essentially a term for when gonads develop atypically or don't develop at all, and is associated with a wide variety of presentations of symptoms, including chromosomal variations, hypogonadism, and various reproductive structures. There are many different intersex variations associated with gonadal dysgenesis, and there are a lot of different ways that gonadal dysgenesis shows up, but it can potentially cause disruptions in ovarian or testicular or ovotestes function. There's some case studies out there exploring different intersex people's experiences with hypogonadism with gonadal dysgenesis.

So basically, long answer is yes, atypical gonadal development is potentially a cause of hypogonadism for some people!

Hope that helped, anon!

#asks #hypogonadism #intersex #actuallyintersex #gonadal dysgenesis #hope this makes sense! there are so many causes of hypogonadism #some of which are very clearly associated with intersex. some of which are more associated with other risk factors or chronic illnesses

[kharmii]

Omegaverse

Bear with me; I've got to nerd rage about a thing, but it might get really crude (WARNING: R-18 EXPLICIT). Also, I'm going to come at you like Emmet when his bro isn't there to stop him from saying 'fuck' (WARNING: ASSHOLE ALERT). I'll keep it under a cut for your consideration. It's about the new stupidest fetish that I've seen recently.....Omegaverse. For my whole history of being on the internet, the stupidest fetish has always been inflation, where a person gets blown up with air into a big round balloon. For examples (if you must) you can look on DeviantArt or Furaffinity.

Omegaverse is a pwop dog-fucking coded kink that is so popular that it is even found in the Muslim world, which is odd because a lot of people in that culture don't even like dogs and think they are filthy and gross (I also think this so I'm an honorary Muslim in that regard). It doesn't make much sense when compared to the dynamics of real dogs that form packs (wolves, jackals, feral dogs, etc). IRL, a male and female dog will form a breeding pair (alphas). After they successfully raise a litter to adulthood, the adult children will often decide to stay with the parents and help raise future litters, becoming betas (bodyguards) or omegas (adults who act like puppies to diffuse tension).

In Omegaverse, the dynamic is basically like S&M where the alphas are the masc doms and the omegas are feminine subs who go into heat once a month like female dogs do. Betas are neither, and they don't really feature into fandom much. They must get to live like normal people and not have to participate in this asinine fuckery. Anyway, the male omegas are so feminine that they are able to get impregnated from a uterus attached to their rectums. Female alphas are so manly that they have penises tucked into their vaginas and are capable of getting a male omega pregnant. Also, they can get pregnant themselves. IDK how this is possible to get another penis into their vaginas to impregnate them when there's already one in there, but lets not kid ourselves...... There are no females in Omegaverse fandoms. Here's a visual to really hit home how ridiculous this is:

Hmmmm.....actually I might be wrong. Alpha females/omega males might be more like intersex people (even though a lot of XXY or Klinefelter's types end up both sterile and severely mentally disabled because it's a chromosomal defect. SEXUH!!)

How did I find out about this degeneracy? Well, because most (meaning like 75% if you go back to when Ingo first arrived in Hisui mid January of 2022 when PLA was released) of the blankshipping tag is full of human-on-animal AUs, even though the subjects are mirror twins. There's a clique of furries who do the omegaverse head canons with the twins. *takes a moment to cover my face with both hands and let out a long sigh of despair* One will be an alpha, whereas the other, omega. There's no preference, and neither Ingo nor Emmet is more or less likely to be the twin head canoned as having a uterus attached to his bunghole.

Side note: Identical twins happen when an embryo at the cellular stage splits into a copy of itself. Mirror twins are even more special because the embryo develops for a few weeks before splitting, and in some cases, it takes too long and they become Siamese twins. The point is that they are genetically identical. Each twin might have minor 'transcription errors' developing in the womb that would allow a geneticist to find an extremely minor difference when doing a full genetic panel. I found that out wondering if it was possible to do a paternity test on identical twins? It would be possible but a full genetic panel would be very costly. What I'm getting at is that having one twin with a uterus in his asshole would be one hell of a transcription error if the other twin didn't also have a uterus......in his asshole.

*squeezes eyes shut* *grabs sides of head* Okay, so I'm basically writing this as a PSA. You're welcome. I let out a few shrill Joker laughs just thinking about writing this, now here I am..... -So anyway, one would think that the twin with the ass-womb would get a hyster-ass-ectomy and get that thing out of there if he was letting his own brother pound him while he's in heat. After all, he wouldn't want to risk having birth control fail and end up carrying his own brother's baby.

Side note 2: If it was possible for an identical twin to breed with his brother, would the baby come out a clone? Would it self-abort in the first trimester from having such severe chromosomal defects? Does the male omega ass-uterus bleed out menstrual blood every month? If so, do the period cramps feel like a painful diarrhea? Am I the only one asking these important questions?

The people writing this have the Subway Bosses doing dumb shit like biting each other so hard they make visible marks so people can see they are taken. The omega will go into ass-estrus once a month, and this will compel him to make a nest to birth potential incest babies. Even though he doesn't really want to, his salandit brain takes completely over causing him to make nests in the stupidest places possible, such as the bathtub, dishwasher, upside-down in a hamper with his legs sticking out, in the washer or dryer if they are front-loaders, etc etc. The more reasonable alpha has to gently direct him to make his nest in a more reasonable location, such as the closet, under the bed, in a cabinet behind the kitchen sink, or up in the joltik web covered attic. The omega will coat his nest in used clothing that smells like the alpha's nasty ball sweat, even though one would think that identical twin ball sweat would smell exactly the same. Oh wait....I forgot that Ingo's ball sweat would smell sweeter. Western fans don't want Emmet to be happy or have any fun, so he doesn't have a sweet tooth like Ingo does (though Japanese fans beg to differ, like, a lot).

-So that's that. Ya know, just because I like my favorite twins being cute together and maybe even SMOOCHING a time or two, doesn't mean I can't criticize other fetishes. I don't have to like everything, and I def don't have to like it when someone takes a hyperfixation of mine and alters it to the point it's unrecognizable. Just because I have a thing for gardevoir and gallade, doesn't mean I can't think a drawing of a human man banging a literal dog on a leash (I've seen this, and one doesn't have to scroll that far on #blankshipping to also see it....maybe mid May?) is disgusting enough to make me want to vomit on my keyboard.

Also, I only post sfw garde and gallade, and I don't mix it with the train twins. IE: I don't have human Ingo x garde Emmet. Add to that, but why is it Emmet who loses his humanity 9 times out of 10? Just because he's more profoundly autistic than Ingo, that means he's supposed to be the animal, serial killer, zombie, robot, etc etc.? Granted, Emmet might be the type of guy to leave you partially skeletonized on his way to escaping if you tried to lock him in a sex dungeon against his will, yet there's no reason why he shouldn't be shown as being no more or less.....humanish than Ingo. They're twins, and they're cute being twins.

#omegaverse #fandumb fail #srsly tho #dumbest ass crap #ass womb #damn furries #subway bosses #ingo #emmet #black and white #is it just me?! #somebody has to say it #troll post #ask me about my million stupid bj aus

[littlegreenhouseplant]

Ummm intersex people exist?? And x and Y chromosomes don’t always line up with your binary idea that you claim is biology? Biology, gender, and sex are like so much more fluid than you realize. You sound fucking stupid

Just cuz you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not real

Intersex is a medical condition. Even people with chromosomal deformities are either male or female. For example, Turner’s syndrome. One x Chromosome. Female. XXY is Klinefelters syndrome. Those people are still considered male. Even if you don’t have an XX or XY set of chromosomes, you can still be categorized as male or female. You’re either male or female. Gender and sex are the same thing. It’s not complicated.

Nice try though.

[aligndentalcare]

What causes some people to have big teeth?

The size and shape of the teeth should match the size of the jaw. It would force the teeth to develop smaller or larger than normal when they became disproportionate. Clinically speaking, one tooth or a group of teeth that grow larger than the typical tooth size is referred to as "Macrodontia," while teeth less than the usual size are referred to as "Microdontia."

Even while the changed tooth size seems to be a benign ailment, it could be the oral symptom of a hormone imbalance, a genetic condition, etc. This article will discuss Macrodont teeth, which are more common in Asians than in other races.

Why does macrodontia occur?

Megadontia, also referred to as macrodontia, does not develop on its own. Men are more prone than women to experience it. Many different disorders can lead to the enlargement of one or more teeth. The following are the most typical initiators:

Genetics: A significant portion of your oral health is predetermined by your genes. The majority of patients with macrodonia that we saw had this anomaly evolve as a hereditary characteristic. Teeth develop without interruption at the appropriate times due to genetic variations controlling tooth growth.

Hormone issues: An other cause of some people's very large, abnormal teeth is hormonal imbalance. Enlarged teeth are common in people with hormone disorders such as adult growth hormone insufficiency, pituitary gigantism, and diabetes insipidus.

Health disorders: Various physical ailments and genetic diseases can occasionally coexist with macrodontia. Klinefelter Syndrome, Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Hemihypertrophy, Hemifacial Hyperplasia, Octodental Syndrome, and KBG Syndrome are the primary causes to be mentioned.

External influences: A person's teeth tend to expand as a result of certain environmental elements they are exposed to throughout infancy or youth. For instance, a bad diet or excessive radiation exposure.

Types of Dental Implants

Three categories are used to classify macrodonia:

1) Isolated Macrodontia: This disorder is characterised by an excessively large single tooth. Compared to women, men are more likely to have this oral problem. Numerous inherited disorders and hormone issues, such as unilateral hypoplasia, pituitary gigantism, and octodental syndrome, are associated with the presence of one macrodont tooth. Treatment for tooth carving is essential to solving this issue.

2) True Generalised Macrodontia: Also called Total Macrodontia, this disorder is characterised by the growth of all teeth to greater than normal dimensions. It usually manifests as a side effect or symptom of underlying illnesses. Hemihypertrophy patients, for example, have unusual features such as enormous teeth, bigger hands, and feet.

3) Relative Generalised Macrodontia: This disorder causes teeth that are normally sized and formed to seem enormous because the jaw is small. In order to solve this issue, orthodontic therapy is required.

What options are there for treating teeth that are macrodont?

Dental professionals need just make one basic observation to diagnose this issue. But radiographs are also essential for determining the precise cause of this illness. Following the diagnosis of the underlying reason, the dentist will suggest a particular course of therapy.

Otherwise, if macrodontia is not linked to any genetic or systemic reason, the dentist will carry out any of the following operations to suit your needs.

Dental Braces: Palate expanders are used to widen the jaw as the first step in the treatment. The patient should use dental braces to realign their teeth if they are crowded. The teeth will also be accommodated in their own chambers. The teeth appear smaller when the jaw is larger and the dentition is straight.

Shaving of the Teeth: Using a sanding tool, the extra material outside the teeth is removed in order to reduce the size of the teeth. Shaving a weak tooth would usually reveal its inner layers and produce a great pain, hence it is not advised for those who have weak teeth.

Teeth Extraction: If teeth shaving or orthodontic therapies are not effective in treating macrodont teeth, surgical extraction is the suggested course of action. By extracting these large teeth, more room will be available for the remaining teeth to occupy. Dental implants, dental bridges, and dentures are further options for restoring the extracted teeth.

Do you have questions regarding macrodontia or would like to learn more about the available treatments? To ask, utilise the comment section below. We'll get back to you shortly.

To know more information, visit: https://www.aligndentalcare.lk/what-causes-some-people-to-have-big-teeth/

#What causes some people to have big teeth? #big teeth

[morgangraversen02]

Gender Scan In Enfield North London

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[novaglobalhealthcare]

What to know about leukemia

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow, which produces blood cells. Leukemia occurs due to a problem with blood cell production. It usually affects the leukocytes, or white blood cells.

Leukemia more often affects people aged over 55 yearsTrusted Source, but it is also the most common cancer in those aged under 15 years.

The National Cancer Institute estimates that 60,650 peopleTrusted Source in the United States will receive a diagnosis of leukemia in 2022. It also predicts that leukemia will cause 24,000 deaths in the same year.

There are different types of leukemia, and the outlook depends on the type. Acute leukemia develops quickly and worsens rapidly, but chronic leukemia gets worse over time.

In this article, we provide an overview of leukemia, causes, treatment, type, and symptoms.

Leukemia developsTrusted Source when damage occurs to the DNA of developing blood cells, mainly white cells. This causes the blood cells to grow and divide uncontrollably.

Usually, healthy blood cells die after a while, and new cells develop in the bone marrow and replace them.

In leukemia, the blood cells grow too quicklyTrusted Source, do not function effectively, and do not die at a natural point in their life cycle. Instead, they build up and occupy more space.

As the bone marrow produces more cancer cells, they begin to overcrowd the blood, preventing the healthy white blood cells from growing and functioning normally. This also affects the platelets and red blood cells.

Eventually, the cancerous cells outnumber healthy cells in the blood.

Find out more about the role of heredity and other causes of leukemia here.

Risk factors

Experts often do not know why leukemia happens, but environmental and genetic factors likely play a roleTrusted Source.

While genetic features may not cause leukemia, they may make it more likely to appear in certain conditions, for example, after exposure to some chemicals or infections.

Risk factors will depend on the type. Some risk factors are avoidable, but others are not.

Scientists have found links between leukemia and various factors, although more research is needed to confirm most of them.

They includeTrusted Source:

a history of certain infections, such as the Epstein-Barr virus

exposure to ionizing radiation, for example, during radiation therapy for a previous cancer, background radiation, or being near a site where people were testing nuclear weapons

having a high or low birth weight

being male, as rates are higher among males

exposure to pesticides and air pollution

having parents who smoke tobacco

having a cesarean delivery before labor started

having a genetic condition such asTrusted Source Down syndrome or Klinefelter syndrome

exposure to benzene

a previous history of chemotherapy

having already had one type of blood cancer

[drbasilshomeo]

homeopathic treatment for azoospermia | homeopathy treatment

Increase Sperm Count with Homeopathy: Treating Azoospermia Naturally

Many couples are suffering due to the difficulty in fulfilling their dream of having a child. Infertility is not only affecting the couple alone. The whole family will be worried about it. When they come to know that azoospermia is a reason for infertility they think their life is worthless. Here homeopathy is a hope for having a child from their blood. No need to worry by thinking about azoospermia treatment. Homeopathy medicines are 100 safe and have no side effects. There are no any kinds of complicated procedures in this azoospermia treatment.

 What is azoospermia?

Azoospermia is a disease condition of having no measurable level of sperm in the semen. Azoospermia is considered as one of  the leading causes of male infertility. For couples trying to conceive naturally, an azoospermia diagnosis can feel devastating. While options like sperm extraction and assisted reproductive technology exist, they are often invasive, expensive, and still may not work. This has led many men to explore natural and integrative approaches like homeopathy. Homeopathy works as a boon for such patients. Expense of homeopathy is much cheaper while considering other treatment methods. Homeopathy treatment for each case varies depending upon the cause responsible for azoospermia.

Causes for azoospermia

– Congenital factors – Genetic abnormalities or developmental problems in the testes can lead to impaired sperm production from birth. Examples include Klinefelter syndrome and Y chromosome microdeletions.

– Varicocele – Varicose veins in the scrotum can overheat the testes and damage sperm production. 

– Infections – Inflammation or blockage of the reproductive tract due to infections like epididymitis and orchitis can obstruct sperm transport. Sexually transmitted infections like chlamydia and gonorrhoea can also impair sperm production if left untreated.

– Trauma/Injury – Physical trauma to the testes from events like testicular torsion, undescended testes surgery, or injury can damage sperm production.

– Medications/Toxins – Anabolic steroids, chemotherapy drugs, pesticides, and other toxins can impair sperm production.

– Antisperm antibodies – The immune system incorrectly identifies sperm cells as foreign and produces antibodies against them, damaging sperm.

– Testicular failure – Issues with the testes themselves, such as Klinefelter syndrome, radiation treatment, ageing, or idiopathic failure can disrupt sperm production.

– Ductal obstructions – Blockages or absence of the tubes carrying sperm (vas deferens, ejaculatory ducts) prohibit sperm transport. 

– Hormonal imbalances – Low testosterone, high prolactin, thyroid problems, etc can impair signals for sperm production.

– Idiopathic – In about 30-40% of cases, no specific cause is identified.

Azoospermia cases due to genetic abnormalities are difficult to cure. In other cases Homeopathic medicines for azoospermia treatment are effective.

 Scope of Homeopathy in azoospermia treatment 

Homeopathy treatment is a hope for patients having azoospermia. In many cases, patients having azoospermia could make their dream of having a child a reality.

In some cases of idiopathic azoospermia, where the cause is unknown, a homeopathy doctor gives constitutional treatment which may potentially help improverl sperm count by correcting the inner cause responsible for it. In varicoceles, homeopathic remedies for azoospermia like Pulsatilla and Lycopodium may provide some symptomatic relief from discomfort associated with varicocele veins. If post-surgical azoospermia occurs, homeopathy doctors suggest remedies like Staphysagria to help recover sperm production. In cases of hormonal imbalance leading to impaired sperm production, homeopathic remedies help balance hormones like testosterone and prolactin. Homeopathic treatment for azoospermia may also help provide relief in cases of inflammation or discomfort resulting from infections affecting the reproductive tract. Homeopathy treatment for azoospermia is completely safe and does not cause any kind of harm. Since homeopathy medicines are used in higher dilutions they can be used any long period. Along with the treatment the patient should pay attention to diet regimen like,

👉Avoid excess heat – Avoid prolonged hot baths, saunas, and tightly fitting underwear, as heat can impair sperm production.

👉Limit soy – Soy contains phytoestrogens that may disrupt hormonal balance. Moderate soy intake or avoid large amounts of soy-based foods.

👉Avoid excessive alcohol and tobacco – Both can damage sperm production and function. Quit smoking and limit alcohol.

👉Get key nutrients – Consume foods rich in antioxidants (vitamins C, E), amino acids (protein sources), and omega-3s for better sperm health.

👉Stay hydrated – Drink plenty of fluids like water and herbal teas to avoid dehydration.

👉Achieve healthy weight – Obesity and being underweight can influence hormones. Aim for a BMI in the normal range.

👉Reduce stress – Chronic stress can affect fertility. Practice relaxation techniques, yoga, meditation, counseling, etc.

For more details regarding homeopathy treatment for azoospermia please contact us.

Dr. Sulfath Chengodan. BHMS

online consultant, Dr Basil’s Homeo Hospital, Pandikkad, Malappuram.

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