Filly Buster

Post by **DonnaT** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:31 am

http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/horser ... 69945.html

LES KOSKLIN admits there were times when his promising four-year-old mare, Tuscan Abbe, showed the aggressive behaviour of a stallion, particularly when she was near other mares.

At first the harness racing trainer thought nothing of it. But then the horse won at Bankstown and a swab revealed elevated levels of testosterone.

Officials suspected doping and raided Kosklin's Newcastle stables in search of evidence. They found none and it was only when the pacer was given an internal examination by a reproductive specialist that the truth emerged.

Tuscan Abbe is a hermaphrodite: a female horse possessing a male Y chromosome and internal male testes that produce large amounts of testosterone known in racing circles as an intersex mare.

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Carol Ann · Post by **Carol Ann** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:15 pm

, do we have that in the human race?

Post by **DonnaT** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:44 pm

Of course!

Post by **KimberlyS** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:49 pm

The same thing going on in track and field right now with Caster Semenya.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijin ... oly,188930

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:33 am

Hermaphroditism occures in many species including Homo Sapiens (us). Snails in fact are purely hermaphrodites. It is common in the so called lower orders but in humans they have always been of the order of a dozen or so known at any one time. They were normally viewed as freaks (Bearded Ladies in the circus) but I hope now society will accept these people as just different people and not "freaks"

Carolynn · Post by **Carolynn** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:38 am

True hermaphrodism is actually more rare the chickens born with teeth. The true hermaphodite is defined as a person with the genitalia of both sexes, both have to be functional and the person has to be fertile.

Others with mixed genitalia that are called hermaphrodites by those who haven't the slightest idea of what they are talking about are acutally intersexed. There are many types of intersexed conditions, but most people suffering that birth defect are sterile. There are a few exceptions, but it is the rule rather than the exception that is most prevalent. Severity of the physiological effects can vary. Conditions that are considered intersexed can be found in 1 out of every 100 births.

Not genetically XX and not XY one in 1,666 births

Klinefelter (XXY) one in 1,000 births

Complete Androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) one in 13,000 births

Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome (PAIS) one in 130,000 births

Classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia one in 13,000 births

Late onset adrenal hyperplasia one in 66 individuals

Vaginal agenesis (XX but born without a vagina) one in 6,000 births

Ovotestes one in 83,000 births

Idiopathic (no discernable medical cause) one in 110,000 births

Iatrogenic (caused by medical treatment, for instance progestin administered to pregnant mother such as DES) no estimate

5 alpha reductase deficiency: no estimate

Mixed gonadal dysgenesis: no estimate

Complete gonadal dysgenesis one in 150,000 births

Hypospadias (urethral opening in perineum or along penile shaft) one in 2,000 births

Hypospadias (urethral opening between corona and tip of glans penis) one in 770 births

Total number of people whose bodies differ from standard male or female one in 100 births

Total number of people receiving surgery to "normalize" genital appearance one or two in 1,000 births