2018
DOI: 10.1159/000493646
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The Interconnected Histories of Endocrinology and Eligibility in Women’s Sport

Abstract: This report illustrates the links between history, sport, endocrinology, and genetics to show the ways in which historical context is key to understanding the current conversations and controversies about who may compete in the female category in elite sport. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) introduced hyperandrogenemia regulations for women’s competitions in 2011, followed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the 2012 Olympics. The policies concern female athletes who … Show more

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“…Деякі трансґендерні особи, які прагнуть до повноцінного життя в ролі протилежної статі, роблять трансґендерний перехід (корекцію біологічної статі) за допомогою хірургічного або гормонального лікування. Після трансґендерного переходу вони називаються транссексуалами [14].…”
Section: міждисциплінарні проблемиunclassified
“…Деякі трансґендерні особи, які прагнуть до повноцінного життя в ролі протилежної статі, роблять трансґендерний перехід (корекцію біологічної статі) за допомогою хірургічного або гормонального лікування. Після трансґендерного переходу вони називаються транссексуалами [14].…”
Section: міждисциплінарні проблемиunclassified
“…Although transgender women are not the only female athletes with XY chromosomes and they are not the only female athletes with potentially higher levels of testosterone than what is typically considered the female range (105), more public participation of transgender women in sports has resulted in interest in the subtleties of androgen impact on aspects of athletic performance (106). Despite a virtual absence of data, the androgen impact tends to be divided into two categories.…”
Section: Hormone Treatment and Athletic Performancementioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are comprehensive histories critically analysing the development of sex-gender testing and regulations in women's athletics (Heggie 2010, Schultz 2012a, Brömdal 2013, Pieper 2016, Bavington 2018, Rogol and Pieper 2018, Erikainen 2019. Collectively, these histories illustrate the united voices of medical representatives proposing the need for policies to 'protect' athletes in women's competition from 'unfair competition' since the 1930s.…”
Section: How Has This Representation Of the Problem Come About; What mentioning
confidence: 99%