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Podcast: PRay TeLL, Dr. Hash
Episode: 268 Transgender
Description: Any cell of the human body has a clear biological sexual distinction, it's called the y-chromosome, and it controls the testosterone that turns a physically female fetus into a male. There are several kinds of hormonal anomalies that can happen: testosterone receptors not functioning, testosterone can't be converted from estrogen, etc. that create anatomic-females that have y-chromosomes. Sometimes these anomalous people don't even find out about their condition until they see a gynecologist about pregnancy. There are also similar female hormonal abnormalities that exhibit as males. These rare instances of transsexualism are based on physical science, so medical decisions...