Debating a testosterone “sex gap”

May 22, 2015Science

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Examine the scientific basis and ethical consequences of sports policies that use testosterone thresholds to define female eligibility.
Analyzed athletic governing body regulations concerning endogenous testosterone limits for female competitors.
Evaluated the physiological assumptions connecting natural androgen levels directly to athletic advantage.
Shows that rigid testosterone criteria disproportionately and unjustly exclude certain female competitors based on natural biological diversity.
Demonstrates that current regulatory policies rely on disputed scientific evidence regarding performance disparities.

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Policy analysis reveals the unfair exclusion of elite female athletes, highlighting scientific flaws in sports testosterone regulations.

Policies unfairly exclude some women athletes from competition

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