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[–]MyLongestJourney 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thanks for the link.

Beyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L., Gruen, R. S., New, M. I., Bell, J. J., Morishima, A., Shimshi, M., et al. (1996). Gender change from female to male in classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormones and Behavior, 30, 319–332.

Their sample size was a mere 12 women with CAH.Hardly a reliable sample size.

Contrast that with the many butch women who are not CAH sufferers.True many of them are lesbians but there are also heterosexual butch women.

Edit. From another study :

This article reviews the literature on studies and case reports on gender identity and gender identity problems, gender dysphoria, and gender change in chromosomal females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, raised male or female. The large majority (94.8%) of the patients raised female (N= 250) later developed a gender identity as girls and women and did not feel gender dysphoric. But 13 (5.2%) patients had serious problems with their gender identity.

Edit : From another study :

Six 46,XX patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) presented with genital ambiguity, five so severe that initial gender assignment was male. Once diagnosis was realized, parents were involved in evaluation and chose sex re-assignment as female. To date, these girls and their parents all indicate satisfaction with their decision for a female sex of rearing. The girls have a female gender identity with behavior characteristics known for females with CAH. Thus, while outcome is satisfactory, it is realized that for most, expression of sexual orientation and adult life adjustments have not yet occurred.

[–]ZveroboyAlinaclownfish is a clown or a fish? || Febfem 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Women with CAH can die without correct treatment (treatment for males is not sufficient in hard cases), so that "re-assigment as female" was life-saving and not just "to feel better in new gender identity".