#hypoestrogenism

[this-is-varsexism-transphobia]

Genuine question because I'm figuring things out:

Why is PCOS considered an intersex condition and not a dysex condition?

Because it causes variations in the sex hormones. You may be operating under the (incorrect) assumption that the hormone disruptions come from the cysts, which is not the case (and - despite its name - not all people with PCOS actually get ovarian cysts, nor do all people with PCOS have ovaries.)

PCOS comes from the body - either the endocrine or reproductive system - producing more or less hormones than expected (hypergonadism or hypogonadism.)

PCOS has very little difference from all other hormonal intersex variations (especially NCAH, which it is commonly misdiagnosed for) in terms of where the hormones (or lack thereof) are being produced.

[dhddmods]

Fuck intersex gatekeepers

Fuck people who say that hyperandrogenism or hypoestrogenism caused by PCOS "isn't intersex"

Fuck people who say that a 'male' with hyperandrogenism isnt intersex, or a 'female' with hyperestrogenism "isn't intersex."

Fuck people who say that hypoandrogenism or hypoestrogenism "isn't intersex."

Fuck people who say that the agenital spectrum or people with absent/small/underdeveloped reproductive organs/gonads "aren't intersex."

Fuck people who say that duplicated or extra primary sex traits "aren't intersex."

Fuck people who say that Turner syndrome (or any other chromosomal variation) "isn't intersex."

Anyone with naturally developed genital, reproductive, hormonal, or chromosomal variations is intersex.

Intersex is a sociopolitical identity, not just a diagnosis. Doctors and the community disagree with each other on what it means to be intersex. Doctors are far behind and taught to be intersexist. They are taught to diagnose any sex variation as a disorder, deformity, or defect, rather than diagnosing it as "intersex."

Please read our intersex guide for more detail.

[yourfaveisintersex]

Naoto Shirogane from Persona 4 is an intersex trans man using he/him pronouns, and he has hyperandrogenism, hypoestrogenism, and vulvar hypospadias!

Intersex flag-only and popular transmasc flag edits under the cut!

[your-fav-is-psychotic]

Freyja Maria Mendoza/Fainéant Girl from The Post Traumatic Manifesto is canonically psychotic with STPD! They also have PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Major Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. She is also queerplatonic and intersex with hypoestrogenism and a urethral prolapse!

Requested by yours truly.

The requester elaborates: On her intake form [link], they are stated to have all the above diagnoses, and mention having qpps on the official carrd [link]! (eyestrain/flashwarning for the carrd) The only part of this that is headcanon is their intersexuality :)

Psychotic and STPD flag only edits under the cut!

@your-fave-has-idd tagging you because of Major Neurocognitive Disorder!

[myirlnameiscloud]

I'm curious to see how common it is for hormonal and urethral intersex traits to coexist!! (Ofc Tumblr isn't gonna give me results as good as a scientific test, but whatever) I'm still trying to figure out if my hormonal and urethral traits are related, so yeah.

Which answer fits you best?

I am intersex, and neither my urethra nor hormones are affected

I am intersex, and my urethra/s is affected, but not my hormones

I am intersex, and my hormones are affected, but not my urethra

I am intersex, and both my hormones and urethra/s are affected

I am intersex, and unsure whether my hormones and/or urethra/s are affected

Other / Results / Not applicable

Voting ended onDec 29, 2025

[hypogonadism-culture-is]

Hypoestrogenic transmasc culture is getting tall as hell because of your delayed epiphyseal plate closure :^)

[chronicallyleggless]

Intersex userboxes pt.3! (Full pack) pt.1 and pt.2

[futchimerotter]

Mesoandrogenism + Mesoestrogenism

Flags for mesoestrogenism and mesoandrogenism based on @isobug's hormonal intersex flags.

Meso = in the middle of, as in between hypo and hyper. I think a "midandro/estrogenism" term was coined before but meso makes more linguistic sense to me ehehe. The general term would be Mesogonadism!

Definition

Intended for intersex people who would have for example, hyperestrogenism by male standards but hypoestrogenism by female standards, depending on what they're interpreted as by doctors. Many variations don't fit into the "more male or more female" scheme that's usually used during diagnoses and discussions by medical professionals.

BUT this can be used by any intersex person who's hormone levels are between typical male and female ranges, or between what's viewed as "normal" or "high" for their assigned sex.

Flag

The format is from the general hyper/hypo-hormonal flags. I put the red for hyper and blue for hypo as the first and last stripes, representing being in between the two. Orange represents androgens, teal estrogens. I recolored the molecule symbol to purple, because its between red & blue and also to keep the meaning of the purple stripes in the originals.

@interarchive @radiomogai