Gender issues. Why is the ridge there? Why can we say an embryo is both male and female? Male...

Gender issues

Why is the ridge there?

Why can we say an embryo is both male and female? Male organs? Female organs?

Hermaphrodites (intersexed) and ambiguous genitalia The Louve - Paris

Hermaphrodites (intersexed) Historical

Hermaphrodites (intersexed)

Hermaphrodites (intersexed)

Hermaphrodites (intersexed)

Ambiguous Genitalia Historical

Ambiguous Genitalia

Ambiguous Genitalia

Ambiguous Genitalia

Case #1

Bill feels he should have been born a female

How would he be classified? Is he a transvestite or transsexual?

If a m-f transsexual wants sex with a man, is s(he) gay or straight?

Bill M-F Transgender Operation

Case #2 Janet appears to be female, however,

she has a small penis. How would she be classified? Pseudohermaphrodite

Case #3 Sally is an 18 year old female Normal female genitals No menstruation What could be a diagnosis? Turner’s syndrome (X0)

Case #3 Mary is 15 years old Normal external female genitals Has no menstruation What could be a diagnosis? Androgen insensitivity syndrome (XY) Could she be normal?

What did we learn from the Joan/John study?

How do gender roles effect how we engage in sex?