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Scientistic Report Slam Sports Policies That Ban Women With High Testosterone
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22.05.2015
According to a commentary published Thursday in the journal Science, the so-called “sex gap” in testosterone shouldn't be used to determine a female athlete.
Testosterone is the sole marker used to categorize men and women in professional sports.
The rules of the two major international sports organizations say that in cases where a female athlete’s sex is in question, those with unusually high levels of testosterone aren't allowed to participate in women’s competitions.
According to the authors of the new report, that policy is deeply flawed.
When it comes to elite athletes, they say, extraordinary biology is always the norm.
Katrina Karkazis, a medical anthropologist at Stanford University and lead author on the new paper told Buzzfeed News, "this actually isn't really a scientific question — it’s a social question on how to think about human variation."
Testosterone is the sole marker used to categorize men and women in professional sports.
The rules of the two major international sports organizations say that in cases where a female athlete’s sex is in question, those with unusually high levels of testosterone aren't allowed to participate in women’s competitions.
According to the authors of the new report, that policy is deeply flawed.
When it comes to elite athletes, they say, extraordinary biology is always the norm.
Katrina Karkazis, a medical anthropologist at Stanford University and lead author on the new paper told Buzzfeed News, "this actually isn't really a scientific question — it’s a social question on how to think about human variation."
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