[RockinRight]

It may boil down to chromosomes...is he/she’s an XY, genetic male with femaleish parts...or is she an XX, genetic female with some maleish parts?

[cajungirl]

THere are all kinds of variations. Testicular feminization is one, adrenogenital syndrome. Chromosomal variations even mosaicism. But she had no ovareis or uterus so I am thinking she is a male with undescended testes. Sad thing here.

[pissant]

parts is parts

[cynwoody]

It may boil down to chromosomes...is he/she’s an XY, genetic male with femaleish parts...or is she an XX, genetic female with some maleish parts?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersexuality#Conditions

Medical details aside, I would say she shouldn't lose the medal as long as she's XX and not taking funny drugs or hormones. Special advantages caused by a natural medical condition should just be how the cookie crumbles for her competitors.

[OldDeckHand]

"It may boil down to chromosomes...is he/she’s an XY, genetic male with femaleish parts...or is she an XX, genetic female with some maleish parts?"

That's certainly the way I see it too, although I'm in no way a scientist, in any way. Irrespective of some anatomical anamoly or chemical/hormonal imbalance, I would think the XX/XY test would be the controlling "test". Bits & Pieces don't matter nearly as much as the genetic make-up, IMHO.