DeterminedThrowaway

DeterminedThrowaway t1_j6mp83i wrote

Reply to comment by inverteboi in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe

I'm a trans-masc enby and one of the reasons it's so frustrating to me is that not only did my intersex condition rob me of how I would have preferred to be born (I have XY chromosomes but don't get to be male which is endlessly grating to me), it also made it impossible for me to really do anything about it since I'm insensitive to T and was surgically altered as an infant already. I know it's a lot to put out there but it's just some context about how intersex conditions can be incredibly counterproductive rather than validating. I don't get any comfort from this, just health issues unfortunately

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DeterminedThrowaway t1_j6mnwdd wrote

Reply to comment by inverteboi in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe

I honestly didn't expect a reply like this, thank you. I will admit I'm a little oversensitive about people saying they wish they were intersex, because it happens more than you'd think and they don't understand the reality of it. On my end, I'll say that I understand why it might be appealing to someone on a surface level and I'll try to word it a little better next time

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DeterminedThrowaway t1_j6mmmn3 wrote

Reply to comment by airfryermasterrace in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe

Intersex is an umbrella term that covers many different conditions with many different causes. There is no way that I know about to prevent them during pregnancy

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