some people have a vagina (so someone you might call a female) and produce predominantly testosterone [...] because they’re a cis woman and have PCOS, or because they’re intersex, or for other reasons
What specific intersex condition or specific other reason would result in people with a vagina producing predominantly testosterone? (Also, I’m not really sure what “predominantly” means in this context—as compared to what?)
I didn’t know about these numbers for PCOS, that’s good to know.
I’m note sure what you mean by specific intersex condition; afaik, intersex people can have all sorts of combinations of sex attributes (they can have a vagina and XY chromosomes for instance, or a vagina and internal testicles, and so on; one of those variables would be their level of hormones). Another specific reason someone with a vagina would produce predominantly testosterone is if they’re a trans man on hormone replacement therapy.
What I mean by predominantly is that they would produce more testosterone than estrogen (or the other way around); since cis women are more sensitive to the effects of hormones produced when having sex because they produce more estrogen, is it my understanding that the same would be true of someone who produces predominantly estrogen, regardless of their gender.
Really? An article in Clinical Medicine and Research claims that most testosterone values in females with PCOS are ≤150 ng/dL, whereas (for comparison) the American Urological Association says that low testosterone in males should be diagnosed below 300 ng/dL.
What specific intersex condition or specific other reason would result in people with a vagina producing predominantly testosterone? (Also, I’m not really sure what “predominantly” means in this context—as compared to what?)
I didn’t know about these numbers for PCOS, that’s good to know.
I’m note sure what you mean by specific intersex condition; afaik, intersex people can have all sorts of combinations of sex attributes (they can have a vagina and XY chromosomes for instance, or a vagina and internal testicles, and so on; one of those variables would be their level of hormones). Another specific reason someone with a vagina would produce predominantly testosterone is if they’re a trans man on hormone replacement therapy.
What I mean by predominantly is that they would produce more testosterone than estrogen (or the other way around); since cis women are more sensitive to the effects of hormones produced when having sex because they produce more estrogen, is it my understanding that the same would be true of someone who produces predominantly estrogen, regardless of their gender.