A Lab Is Set to Test the Gender of Some Female Athletes
By shooie
@shooie (4984)
United States
July 31, 2008 12:37am CST
has anyone seen this article on where they are testing female athletes for more than just steroid use. This article about blew me out of the water when I read it. You think they will get away with doing this test? Do you think it is a fair test? Surely a guy wouldn't try to pass as a female. Sad when steroid test have to be done as it is but now testing to see if the athletes are male and or female. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/sports/olympics/30gender.html?no_interstitial
The articles says it happened in 1936 but no other record of it since. What do you think?
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@Neriz69 (1093)
• Philippines
31 Jul 08
Back here in the Philippines they tested one female athlete and she was not able to compete because of high progesterone levels in her body. Hers is more than normal like that of a guy. So although she has a female genitalia she looks like a man and with that she was disqualified to join the competition. Instead they just got her to train other athletes.
@shooie (4984)
• United States
31 Jul 08
at least they let her stay involve one way or another thanks for responding
