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[–]BiologyIsReal[S] 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

That is the problem, though, women and men are not phisiological the same even if we exclude the reproductive system of our analysis. Like other users had said, it's not only about current levels of testosterone but PAST levels of testosterone and the fact we're genetically different (i.e. males are XY and females XX). Surgeries and exogenus hormones won't change that. Besides sports, medicine is other area where those differences are notable, like for example the different way women and men are affected by COVID. I've not finished reading it yet, but so far I think this review gives a good summary of sex development and sex differences (certain phrases like "assigned sex at birth" notwithstanding...). It may be too academic, though.

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Thank you so much for sharing that review, I'm interested and curious enough to throw on a mortarboard along with my fanciest pair of glasses and give this a read! 🙂

[–]BiologyIsReal[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, I learned I new word today! I've to look up what mortarboard meant because I figured out mortars didn't fit in this context. I never knew how those hats were called, nor even in my natal tongue.

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I actually couldn't remember if it was just "mortar" or "mortarboard" so I had to look it up too 😂 Language is a hoot!