Gender Verification

Question 1

On the body 1966-1968

Answer 1

external genetilia
naked parades
too humiliating and degrading to continue

Question 2

in chromosomes–bar body test (1968-1992)

Answer 2

xx female

xy male

Question 3

first problem

Answer 3

• women with turners syndrome one x chromosome
• women with xy but resistant to testosterone
• all these women fail bar body test but shouldn’t

Question 4

second problem

Answer 4

women with congenital adrenal hyperplasiaor androgen secreting tutors do have edge in muscle and strength.
men with klinefelters syndrome have xxy pattern
-all would pass as females under par body test but shouldn’t

Question 5

in genetic code 1992-1999

Answer 5

• focused on particular region of Y chromosome
• asked women to prove they weren’t male instead of prove they were female

IOC suspended general sex verification in 2000

Question 6

Back to the body- suspicious based testing 2000-2011

Answer 6

doc reserved right to test suspicious women

Question 7

hormone level, specifically testosterone 2011- 0n

Answer 7

shifts emphasis from wether you are a women to wether hormone levels cause unfair advantage