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my husband was told in one of his classes in med school that she has a condition know as testicular feminization, I don't know what all that involves but it is easy enough to look up.
Jamie Lee Curtis was a dude????
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A syndrome found in a person who has X,Y chromosomes, but who is resistant to androgens (male hormones). As a result, the individual has some or all of the physical characteristics of a female.
The syndrome is divided into two main categories: complete and incomplete. Complete testicular feminization results in someone who looks outwardly female. In the incomplete forms of testicular feminization syndrome, the degree of sexual ambiguity runs the gamut.
The syndrome is caused by various genetic mutations on the X chromosome. The mutations make a developing male baby unable to respond to androgens. (Androgens are responsible for male physical characteristics.)
If the androgen insensitivity is complete, this prevents the development of the penis and other male body parts. The child is born appearing to be a girl. The complete form occurs in as many as 1 in 20,000 live births.
Different degrees of androgen resistance can result in a wide variety of clinical outcomes. Incomplete testicular feminization can include other disorders, such as Reifenstein's syndrome (also known as Gilbert-Dreyfus syndrome or Lubs syndrome), which is associated with hypospadias, gynecomastia, and cryptorchidism. Also included in the broad category of incomplete testicular feminization is infertile male syndrome, which is sometimes due to an androgen receptor disorder.
The syndrome is divided into two main categories: complete and incomplete. Complete testicular feminization results in someone who looks outwardly female. In the incomplete forms of testicular feminization syndrome, the degree of sexual ambiguity runs the gamut.
The syndrome is caused by various genetic mutations on the X chromosome. The mutations make a developing male baby unable to respond to androgens. (Androgens are responsible for male physical characteristics.)
If the androgen insensitivity is complete, this prevents the development of the penis and other male body parts. The child is born appearing to be a girl. The complete form occurs in as many as 1 in 20,000 live births.
Different degrees of androgen resistance can result in a wide variety of clinical outcomes. Incomplete testicular feminization can include other disorders, such as Reifenstein's syndrome (also known as Gilbert-Dreyfus syndrome or Lubs syndrome), which is associated with hypospadias, gynecomastia, and cryptorchidism. Also included in the broad category of incomplete testicular feminization is infertile male syndrome, which is sometimes due to an androgen receptor disorder.
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Another bs rumor. I thought this one died 20 years ago?
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http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/jamie.htm
This rumor won't die because the casting director who started it seeded the story with the "fact" that Jamie had given two interviews about it. These interviews never happened.
It's one of the few times an urban myth was tracked back to the source and the source was discredited.
This rumor won't die because the casting director who started it seeded the story with the "fact" that Jamie had given two interviews about it. These interviews never happened.
It's one of the few times an urban myth was tracked back to the source and the source was discredited.
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