#ovotestis

[pickle-the-lad]

As a perisex individual, can I make this character intersex?

They are an eccentric, autistic, bisexual aromantic, aesthetic fluid, and a Spaceic-scopegender individual. He was trained to be a warrior. She was raised androgynously by gentle parents.

If I make her intersex, fae would be a XXY ovotestis haver and proud of zeir body.

Can this oc be intersex?

Yes!

Yes, but as a different type of intersex!

No - They're too androgynous.

No - Cuz you're not intersex.

No, just no.

I'm not intersex // Show results.

Voting ended onJan 28, 2024

[imoga-pride]

Bissex Flag

Bisex (or bisexed): having two sexes or conceptualizing yourself with a mixture of two or more sexes.

These sexes can be distinct from each other or similar, they don’t need to be essentially penile vulvarian (testicular ovarian or phallic vaginal), it may also include xenogonad(s) or xenogenitalia(s).

Bissex includes bigenitalia, bigonadal, ambissex (ambisexed, ambigonadal and ambigenitalia (phalgina)), they can be altersex &/or intersex (such as ovotesticular (ovotestis, “true hermaphroditism”), double genitalia (dissex/disex, diphallic (PD, diphallia), uterus didelphys (vaginal duplication, hemivagina)) and ambiguous genitalia/vagenis/pengina).

Not to be confused with (am)bigenderness or (am)bisexuality. Reminder this is regardless of genders and transness.

[thoughtlessarse]

Moles: Intersexual and genetically doped

Female moles not only have ovarian, but also testicular tissue that produces male sex hormones - which lets them diverge from the categorization into two sexes. A team led by Berlin researchers Stefan Mundlos and Darío Lupiáñez describes in Science which genetic modifications contribute to this singular development.

Moles are special creatures that roam in an extreme habitat. As mammals that burrow deep into the earth, they have forepaws with an extra finger and exceptionally strong muscles. What's more, female moles are intersexual while retaining their fertility. Typical for mammals, they are equipped with two X chromosomes, but they simultaneously develop functional ovarian and testicular tissues. In female moles, both tissue types are united in one organ, the ovotestis - something that is unique among mammals.

A lot of testosterone in the female mole's blood

The testicular tissue of the female mole does not produce sperm, but large amounts of the sex hormone testosterone, meaning the females have similarly high levels as the males. Presumably this natural "doping" makes the female moles aggressive and muscular, an advantage for life underground, where they have to dig burrows and fight for resources.

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