“I’m not interested in getting into it that deeply...But one thing that was mentioned in the article I read was that when these male/female bodies fully developed into males, they happily took on the role of men and fathers...”
Their medical histories are unusual even among unusual cases of 5-alpha reductase deficiency. For example, the incidence of fatherhood is different. See the NIH article:
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What is 5-alpha reductase deficiency?
5-alpha reductase deficiency is a condition that affects male sexual development before birth and during puberty. People with this condition are genetically male, with one X and one Y chromosome in each cell, and they have male gonads (testes). Their bodies, however, do not produce enough of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT has a critical role in male sexual development, and a shortage of this hormone disrupts the formation of the external sex organs before birth.
Many people with 5-alpha reductase deficiency are born with external genitalia that appear female. In other cases, the external genitalia do not look clearly male or clearly female (sometimes called ambiguous genitalia). Still other affected infants have genitalia that appear predominantly male, often with an unusually small penis (micropenis) and the urethra opening on the underside of the penis (hypospadias).
During puberty, people with this condition develop some secondary sex characteristics, such as increased muscle mass, deepening of the voice, development of pubic hair, and a growth spurt. The penis and scrotum (the sac of skin that holds the testes) grow larger. Unlike many men, people with 5-alpha reductase deficiency do not develop much facial or body hair. Most affected males are unable to father a child (infertile).
Children with 5-alpha reductase deficiency are often raised as girls. About half of these individuals adopt a male gender role in adolescence or early adulthood....
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Note that male fertility and the adoption of a male gender role among persons with 5-alpha reductase deficiency are far from being foregone conclusions.
“Jenner fully developed into a male and now wants to be a female...”
Yes, it would appear to be so at first glance. However, the presumption “Jenner fully developed into a male” may or may not be a correct presumption, given what we are in the early stages of discovering about the development and functioning of the Human brain.
“Sounds more mental than biological...”
Our ability to discriminate between “mental” and “biological” causative factors is still in the primitive stages of scientific investigation. What we do know now gives strong reason to give recognition about how much we do not know about the effects of Human biology upon Human behavior. Take for example as a starting point the biology of Freemartin cattle:
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What is a “Freemartin”?
Freemartinism is recognized as one of the most severe forms of sexual abnormality among cattle. This condition causes infertility in the female cattle born twin to a male. When a heifer twin shares the uterus with a bull fetus, they also share the placental membranes connecting the fetuses with the dam.
A joining of the placental membranes occurs at about the fortieth day of pregnancy, and thereafter, the fluids of the two fetuses are mixed. This causes exchange of blood and antigens carrying characteristics that are unique to each heifers and bulls. When these antigens mix, they affect each other in a way that causes each to develop with some characteristics of the other sex.
Although the male twin in this case is rarely affected by reduced fertility, in over ninety percent of the cases, the female twin is completely infertile. Because of a transfer of hormones or a transfer of cells, the heifer’s reproductive tract is severely underdeveloped and sometimes even contains some elements of a bull’s reproductive
tract. A freemartin is genetically female, but has many characteristics of a male. The ovaries of the freemartin do not develop correctly, and they remain very small. Also, the ovaries of a freemartin do not produce the hormones necessary to induce the behavioral signs of heat. The external vulvar region can range from a very normal
looking female to a female that appears to be male. Usually, the vulva is normal except that in some animals an enlarged clitoris and large tufts of vulvar hair exist.
Freemartinism cannot be prevented; however, it can be diagnosed in a number of ways ranging from simple examination of the placental membranes to chromosomal
evaluation. The cattleman can predict the reproductive val
ue of this heifer calf at birth and save the feed and development costs if he is aware of the high probability of
freemartinism. In some cases, there are no symptoms of freemartinism because the male twin may have been aborted at an earlier stage of gestation.
Estimates of the percentage of natural beef cattle births that produce twins vary. One estimate (Gilmore) puts the percentage at about .5% or 1 in every 200 births. Approximately one - half of the sets of twins should contain both a bull and a heifer calf.
(Source: “The Causes and Effects of Freemartinism in Cattle” by Laurie Ann Lyon.)
Source - Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension
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Note where the source says: “A joining of the placental membranes occurs at about the fortieth day of pregnancy, and thereafter, the fluids of the two fetuses are mixed. This causes exchange of blood and antigens carrying characteristics that are unique to each heifers and bulls. When these antigens mix, they affect each other in a way that causes each to develop with some characteristics of the other sex.” In Humans this exposure or lack of exposure to various factors during a pregnancy can cause various combinations of feminization and/or masculinization of the brain functions which may or may not have corresponding changes in the genitalia and other sexual functions. Given the fact the ability to medically observe and recognize differences in the structures between female and male brains is only a very recent accomplishment and rudimentary at best, the ability to detect and identify the gestational changes in the Human brain producing changes in sexual characteristics and behavior is beyond the capabilities of current medical science. What we can know, however, is that biochemical changes can and do cause physical and mental differences in the Human brain. Precisely what those changes may have to do with Human sexual expressions remains to be discovered, but the medical science has already begun to develop some tools capable of investigating the brain’s influence upon such Human behavior. See:
Prenatal endocrine influences on sexual orientation and on sexually differentiated childhood behavior
Melissa Hines
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296090/
If Jenner had thought he was supposed to be female the majority of his life he would not have fathered, or had a desire to father SIX children. Jenner is a classic drag queen, and they have destroyed more families than Carter has liver pills. He didn’t care how his deranged, abnormal activities affected his children. And that’s sad, but typical of these characters. It’s all about me, me, me, and they could care less how they abnormal behavior affects those around them. Jenner needs Christ in his life, like all sinners.