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Caster Semenya, an Olympic runner who is a hyperandrogenist, had to take gender verification tests to demonstrate to authorities that she was a woman. The results of the tests revealed that she had no uterus or ovaries and had internal testes.

Jan 23, 2023•1 min read

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